When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

For the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, a three-day feast in the autumn of 1621 was a thanksgiving for a successful ...

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...

Day has been as much a part of our history as the land and its people. After a brutal winter, the Pilgrims celebrated the ...

Thanksgiving is often celebrated in the United States as a time for gratitude, family, and feasting. The narrative taught in ...

What makes the story of 102 Pilgrims so unique and important to American history is their unyielding commitment to religious freedom, justice, and civil government.

Over four centuries ago, the Pilgrims planted the roots of what would ultimately become the constitutional republic of the United States of America.

By Michael Carrafiello Professor of History, Miami University Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of ...

For the Pilgrims, what we today know as Thanksgiving was not a feast; rather, it was a spiritual devotion. Thanksgiving was a ...

And why shouldn’t we? What we were all told in grade school was that the very first Thanksgiving was celebrated shortly after ...

Charity at home and overseas is America's Thanksgiving story. President Abraham Lincoln believed the day should be spent ...

Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln ...