While this has become known as the first Thanksgiving for many, the first recorded religious one in Plymouth happened in 1623. This feast came when the colonists gave thanks to God for rain after ...

As many prepare to gather around the table for annual Thanksgiving feasts and celebrations, some might wonder when the tradition started and when it became a national holiday. Why do you eat ...

Especially because the traditional "first Thanksgiving" story taught in schools tends to erase the true history, with ...

Though dishes like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie are known as classic Thanksgiving foods today, the first Thanksgiving was an entirely different meal. The holiday's menu has ...

Before there was a United States of America, the Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving in honor of their first successful harvest and the support and generosity of the Wampanoag people who made it ...

This will be my first Thanksgiving as an orphan, which simultaneously seems a strange way to describe yourself at 51 and the most accurate rendition of what it feels like to face the holiday ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Lincoln wasn't the first president to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation — George Washington did it in 1789. Lincoln's order, however ...

Beyond venison, we don't know exactly what was eaten at the first Thanksgiving, Bickham said — "The rest is speculation." "Shellfish and wildfowl were staples in the colonists' diet, along with ...