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  1. www.worldhistory.org › article › 1646Thanksgiving Day: A Brief History - World History Encyclopedia

    Nov 25, 2020 · The story of the First Thanksgiving comes from only two sources initially: Bradford and Winslow's Mourt's Relation, which gives a detailed account, and Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, which references the event in more general terms. Bradford writes:

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  2. en.as.com › latest_news › the-first-thanksgivingThe first Thanksgiving celebration and when it became a holiday

    4 hours ago · Such celebrations took place before the mythologized Thanksgiving of 1621 seen as the first Thanksgiving. The earliest one recorded between Native Americans and Europeans took place in modern day ...

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  4. historyofmassachusetts.org › the-first-thanksgivingHistory of the First Thanksgiving

    The first Thanksgiving was a harvest celebration held by the pilgrims of Plymouth colony in the 17th century. Many myths surround the first Thanksgiving. Very little is actually known about the event because only two firsthand accounts of the feast were ever written.

  5. civicsforlife.org › the-story-of-thanksgivingThe Story of Thanksgiving: How It Became a National Holiday

    It didn’t start with a single official declaration or a neat historical moment. Instead, it took years of effort, and the persistence of one determined woman, to make Thanksgiving the nationwide holiday we celebrate today. The First Thanksgiving 1621, oil on canvas by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1899). Early Days: Thanksgiving Before It Was Official

  6. time.com › 4577082How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday: Holiday ... - TIME

    Nov 23, 2016 · Thanksgiving as a national holiday owes its origins to Sarah Josepha Hale, who lobbied Abraham Lincoln—and wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

  7. www.historyhit.com › facts-origins-of-thanksgiving10 Facts About the Origins of Thanksgiving - History Hit

    Nov 22, 2022 · Here are 10 facts about the origins of Thanksgiving. 1. The first Thanksgiving is popularly thought to have been in 1621. The popular Thanksgiving tradition situates the first Thanksgiving celebration in North America in the year 1621.

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  9. time.com › 4577425Thanksgiving Day: What Happened at the First Thanksgiving - TIME

    Nov 22, 2016 · Here's what we really know about the first Thanksgiving, which took place in Plymouth in 1621 among the Pilgrims and Native Americans.