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The History of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Calendar

 Thanksgiving Calendar

In 2008 Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 27. Find out what day Thanksgiving will be for the next five years.

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Fun Facts

 Fun Facts

Did you know the largest pumpkin pie weighed 2,020 pounds? Get more fun facts about Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving Videos
Origins of Thanksgiving

Origins of Thanksgiving

Find out how Thanksgiving became a national holiday.

First Football Broadcast

First Football Broadcast

The first Thanksgiving football game was broadcasted in 1934.

Turducken

Turducken

A chicken, inside a duck, inside a turkey? Watch the history of the Turducken.

The First Thanksgiving

Get the history of the 1621 meal now known as The First Thanksgiving. Find out what they ate, and what they didn't. See the menu.

Mayflower Myths

 Mayflower Myths

Find out the real stories behind the myths about the first Thanksgiving.

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Proclamation

 Proclamation

Read a historic declaration of a day of Thanksgiving

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Pilgrim's Echo

 Pilgrim's Echo

Listen to interviews with Pilgrims from Plimouth Plantation.

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Thanksgiving Resources

 Thanksgiving Resources

Check out our page of Thanksgiving links and resources.

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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower DVD

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The History of Thanksgiving

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