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https://www.govinfo.gov/features/thanksgiving-2024 Nov 26, 2024 "In 1789, per a request by Congressional resolution, President George Washington proclaimed “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” In 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation making Thanksgiving an official annual holiday to be commemorated each year on the last Thursday of November." GovInfo
https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Thanksgiving-Day/71936 Nov 15, 2022 Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people. Britannica School
http://www.plimoth.org provide an engaging and experiential outdoor and indoor learning environment on its main campus and at the State Pier on Plymouth’s waterfront, and at the Plimoth Grist Mill on Town Brook. Our permanent exhibits tell the complex and interwoven stories of two distinct cultures - English and Native. The main exhibits are enhanced with an exciting menu of special events, public programs and workshops that offer a rich and diverse exploration of the 17th-century. https://vimeo.com/plimoth Plymouth, MA Plimoth
https://plimoth.org/for-teachers/teacher-tools/primary-sources "How do we bring history alive for today’s learners? We start with primary sources - the building blocks of history! Primary sources can include written documents, archaeology, material culture, landscapes, oral histories, artworks and photos. These are important tools that let us shed light on 17th-century history and understand the experiences from different perspectives. Here are a few of the primary sources we use every day." Plimoth
https://editorials.voa.gov/a/thanksgiving-2021/6323463.html Nov 24, 2021 "On the fourth Thursday in November, Americans observe Thanksgiving. Although the holiday resembles traditional harvest celebrations common to agricultural societies dating back thousands of years, Thanksgiving honors the experience of the first Europeans to settle in what is today the northeastern United States." The Voice Of America
https://themayflowersociety.org Nov 20, 2024 "The Society is committed to research on the lineal descent of the Mayflower Pilgrims and education about the Pilgrims who traveled aboard the Mayflower in 1620. It provides education and understanding of why the Mayflower Pilgrims were important, how they shaped western civilization, and what their 1620 voyage means today and its impact on the world. In 1620, a brave group of 102 men, women, and children sailed across the Atlantic on the Mayflower in search of a better life. In 1897, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants was established to pay homage to the Pilgrims through preservation and education." General Society of Mayflower Descendants
https://abcnews.go.com/US/thanksgiving-record-breaking-number-travelers-2024/story?id=115950422 Nov 17, 2024 "The Thanksgiving holiday travel period this year is Nov. 26 to Dec. 2. The Thanksgiving travel period will see record-breaking numbers for those hitting both the roads and the skies, according to reports from several airlines and travel organizations." ABC News
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-ba3d-08db8e00e722_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1023_r1_s.jpg Nov 24, 2021 "A Thanksgiving meal" The Voice Of America
https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-thanksgiving-menu Nov 12, 2024 "There will be turkey; there will be stuffing; there will be cranberry sauce, gravy, potatoes, and pie." Serious Eats
https://www.oceanspray.com/the-mighty-cranberry Nov 21, 2024 "It’s one of the superest of superfruits. With a taste that can’t be imagined. Farmed by mavericks. Enjoyed by the bold. Pucker up, cran fans. This little berry is full of surprises. Born in the Bogs of North America From Northeast. To Northwest. To the wetlands in between. These sun-kissed berries are one of three OG fruits from North America. You’ll find them on long-running vines in bogs (that’s just spongy, soft-soiled ground)." https://www.oceanspray.ca Ocean Spray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktr_n1mgQfw Nov 19, 2020 Thanksgiving History: From the Pilgrims through the Thanksgiving day Parade the history of Thanksgiving involves several key events in America's history. The Daily Bellringer Questions below:
1. How many day festival was the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
2. In November of 1777, Continental Congress called for a day of Thanksgiving to celebrate what?
3. Sarah Josepha Hale is sometimes called what?
4. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move Thanksgiving up a week?
5. Why do you think Abraham Lincoln saw Thanksgiving as a holiday the nation needed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9NDuxL4WA4 Nov 19, 2012 Find out which traditional recipes weren't served at the first Thanksgiving celebration. HISTORY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3n9-KXL80 Nov 20, 2015 In the early 17th century, a small group of religious radicals embarked from England to establish a separatist religious community across the Atlantic Ocean in the New World. The challenges the Pilgrims faced in making new lives for themselves still resonate almost 400 years later. "The Pilgrims" premieres November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLHAJKJxIec Nov 20, 2015 The challenges the Pilgrims faced in making new lives for themselves still resonate almost 400 years later: the tensions of faith and freedom in American society, the separation of Church and State, and cultural encounters resulting from immigration. Learn more about "The Pilgrims": https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/pilgrims American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw77BMTOAp0 Nov 23, 2015 During a storm in the north Atlantic, indentured servant John Howland was swept off the Mayflower's deck. Fortunately, he grabbed a line and was hauled back onboard. Howland thrived in the New World and nearly four centuries later, an estimated two million Americans can claim him as an ancestor. "The Pilgrims" premieres November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ze0cpwQlKc Nov 18, 2015 In the early 17th century, a small group of religious radicals embarked from England to establish a separatist religious community in the New World. They struggled against disease, climate and the native people to establish a colony that would eventually trigger an influx of colonists throughout New England. "The Pilgrims" premieres November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZARalVl6oo Nov 11, 2015 A quote from William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation: 1620-1647." The Pilgrims stars Roger Rees and premieres on PBS November 24, 2015. American Experience | PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItrKU0KaoPo Nov 24, 2015 The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today -- in fact, the Pilgrims didn't even call it "thanksgiving." "The Pilgrims" premieres Tuesday, November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience. American Experience | PBS
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktr_n1mgQfw Nov 19, 2020 Thanksgiving History: From the Pilgrims through the Thanksgiving day Parade the history of Thanksgiving involves several key events in America's history. The Daily Bellringer Questions below:
1. How many day festival was the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
2. In November of 1777, Continental Congress called for a day of Thanksgiving to celebrate what?
3. Sarah Josepha Hale is sometimes called what?
4. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move Thanksgiving up a week?
5. Why do you think Abraham Lincoln saw Thanksgiving as a holiday the nation needed?
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