Thanksgiving in the US is traditionally a time for family and food. American schoolchildren typically learn that the tradition dates back to the Pilgrims, who helped establish Plymouth Colony in ...

For the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, a three-day feast in the autumn of 1621 was a thanksgiving for a successful harvest. The Wampanoag Indians, who had taught the pilgrims how to plant ...

“We very much are the museum of Thanksgiving,” she said ... After arriving at Plymouth in November 1620, the Pilgrims suffered a winter of hardship, with about half of their company of 100 ...

Especially because the traditional "first Thanksgiving" story taught in schools tends to erase the true history, with children dressed up as "Pilgrims" and historically inaccurate "Indians." ...

The first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. A good autumn harvest led the Pilgrims to hold a feast to give thanks that lasted for three days. On October 3, 1789 ...

The first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. A good autumn harvest led the Pilgrims to hold a feast to give thanks that lasted for three days.

Susan Cheever, author of "Drinking in America: Our Secret History," shares an oft-forgotten detail of the Pilgrims' arrival at Plymouth Rock. Due to the unsafe drinking water, passengers on the ...