Thanksgiving, which occurs on the fourth Thursday in November, is based on the colonial Pilgrims' 1621 harvest meal. The holiday continues to be a day for Americans to gather for a day of feasting, football and family.
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Thanksgiving Turkey While no records exist of the exact bill of fare, the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow noted in his journal that the colony’s governor, William Bradford, sent four men on a “fowling” mission in preparation for the three‑day event: “Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we […]
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Learn more about the 30th U.S. president, Calvin Coolidge, and why he had the nickname “Silent Cal.”
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In 1876, Yale beat Princeton before a sparse crowd. By the mid‑1880s, their annual contest was a major social event that attracted thousands of fans in New York.
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