↠ The First Thanksgiving was held in 1621 in Plymouth, MA, it was a three-day celebration with 50 pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Indians.
↠ Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday in 1863, largely due to advocacy by Sarah Josepha Hale.
↠ In 1939, FDR moved it to the fourth Thursday to lengthen the holiday shopping season, a change solidified by Congress in 1941.
↠ While often credited earlier, George H.W. Bush started the modern annual turkey pardon tradition in 1989.
↠ The first Macy's Parade did not have balloons, but featured animals from the Central Park Zoo.
↠ The first Thanksgiving likely didn't include turkey, but rather venison, lobster, clams, eel, and wildfowl.
↠ Over 46 million turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving annually.
↠ urkey has no more tryptophan than chicken. The post-meal fatigue is caused by overeating and stress.
↠ Swanson sold over 10 million turkey TV dinners in 1954 after overestimating the demand for frozen turkeys.
↠ The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers, according to Watson Adventures.
↠ Pilgrims did not wear buckles on their hats or shoes; this was a 19th-century misinterpretation of fashion.
↠ Native Americans had been holding thanksgiving celebrations for thousands of years before the settlers arrived.
↠ The first Thanksgiving was written in a letter by a colonist named Edward Winslow.
↠ Thomas Jefferson was the first president to refuse to declare a Thanksgiving proclamation.
↠ Wine, beer and whiskey are the three most popular Thanksgiving drinks.
↠ t’s estimated 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed on Thanksgiving Day alone.
↠ From 2005 to 2009, pardoned turkeys were sent to Walt Disney World or Disneyland.
↠ The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a holiday fixture since 1924.
↠ Canada celebrates Thanksgiving too. Canadians, however, offer Thanksgiving wishes.
↠ A very familiar Christmas carol was written for Thanksgiving, “Jingle Bells”.
↠ Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday in 1863, largely due to advocacy by Sarah Josepha Hale.
↠ In 1939, FDR moved it to the fourth Thursday to lengthen the holiday shopping season, a change solidified by Congress in 1941.
↠ While often credited earlier, George H.W. Bush started the modern annual turkey pardon tradition in 1989.
↠ The first Macy's Parade did not have balloons, but featured animals from the Central Park Zoo.
↠ The first Thanksgiving likely didn't include turkey, but rather venison, lobster, clams, eel, and wildfowl.
↠ Over 46 million turkeys are prepared for Thanksgiving annually.
↠ urkey has no more tryptophan than chicken. The post-meal fatigue is caused by overeating and stress.
↠ Swanson sold over 10 million turkey TV dinners in 1954 after overestimating the demand for frozen turkeys.
↠ The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers, according to Watson Adventures.
↠ Pilgrims did not wear buckles on their hats or shoes; this was a 19th-century misinterpretation of fashion.
↠ Native Americans had been holding thanksgiving celebrations for thousands of years before the settlers arrived.
↠ The first Thanksgiving was written in a letter by a colonist named Edward Winslow.
↠ Thomas Jefferson was the first president to refuse to declare a Thanksgiving proclamation.
↠ Wine, beer and whiskey are the three most popular Thanksgiving drinks.
↠ t’s estimated 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed on Thanksgiving Day alone.
↠ From 2005 to 2009, pardoned turkeys were sent to Walt Disney World or Disneyland.
↠ The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a holiday fixture since 1924.
↠ Canada celebrates Thanksgiving too. Canadians, however, offer Thanksgiving wishes.
↠ A very familiar Christmas carol was written for Thanksgiving, “Jingle Bells”.
