(The Center Square) – As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving this year, many believe the first thanksgiving was held in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. However, the first Thanksgiving celebration was ...

Before you trot out the turkey for this year’s big feast, how much do you know about the original celebration that began the holiday tradition? Test your knowledge with this short quiz. 1. The ...

When it comes to the Thanksgiving menu, it's changed a lot over the years. The first Thanksgiving, celebrated in Massachusetts over 400 years ago, likely didn't even include turkey. Instead there was ...

There is a first time for everything. That was the case about 404 years ago when the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth, Massachusetts. There was no luxury of modern technology, no oven to cook ...

The first national Thanksgiving proclamation was issued by the Continental Congress two years after independence in 1778. President George Washington designated Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a day ...