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Nov 26, 2014 · At 9 a.m. on the sunlit morning of November 27, 1924, Macy’s gave the children of New York a particularly special Thanksgiving treat as a police escort led the start of the parade from the ...
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Nov 24, 2021 · In 1924, Macy's held its first parade but instead of focusing on Thanksgiving it was called Macy's Christmas Parade. The parade was held just by store employees and the hope was the...
Nov 12, 2018 · From the earliest fall feasts to the first Thanksgiving football game to the Macy's Day parade, here's the full background on how the U.S. holiday evolved to the tradition it is today. Read...
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Nov 21, 2023 · CNN — As far as holiday traditions go, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is about as essential to the cozy November holiday as turkey and stuffing. While it’s had some interruptions and...
Nov 21, 2019 · Originally called the “Christmas Parade,” Macy’s department store in New York City launched its first-ever parade on Thanksgiving Day, 1924. The six-mile parade route featured live...
- Dave Roos
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The American holiday is modeled after a 1621 harvest feast shared between English colonists of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people. But Thanksgiving wasn’t celebrated nationally in the United States until President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving on November 26, 1863.
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Nov 17, 2020 · In 1621, the Pilgrims held a three-day feast in what would come to be known as the First Thanksgiving. Though many cultures dating back to ancient times have held days of thanksgiving, this occasion in 1621 became the basis for the American holiday.
