Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Origins

Thanksgiving Day in America is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. The history of Thanksgiving dates back to 1621. The Pilgrims had settled into the New World, and after a very hard first year they finally were seeing a success fall harvest. Homes for the Pilgrims were built and they were working to continue [...]

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Thanksgiving Trivia

Here is some Thanksgiving Trivia for you to enjoy The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 between the Wampanoag Indians and Colonists at Plymouth. A female turkey is called a hen, while a male turkey is called a tom. Benjamin Franklin lobbied to have a turkey chosen as our national bird instead of the eagle. [...]

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Thanksgiving Travel

It’s estimated that almost 38 million people will travel more than 50 miles this thanksgiving holiday. The vast majority slightly over 30 million people will be traveling by car, an estimated 2 million people will travel by train, and over 5 million will travel by airplane. The busiest days for travel are the Wednesday before [...]

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First Thanksgiving

The Pilgrims left England in 1620 for the Virginia coast. However do to a storm they were thrown off course and landed in Plymouth. They decided to stay in this new location rather than navigate back to Virginia. Winters in the area proved much harsher than those in Virginia and the settlers were unprepared. They [...]

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Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade

On November 25th 2005 at 9am EST Macy’s will hold its annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade starts on 77th street and Central Park West and ends on 7th Avenue and 34th street. The parade can be viewed from different location throughout Manhattan but some of the best spots are 70th street Columbus circle [...]

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