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- History of Thanksgiving - HistoryChannel.com's History of Thanksgiving allows visitors to travel back to Plymouth and learn surprising facts about the first feast, from what food was consumed to what pilgrims really wore.
www.historychannel.com/thanksgiving
- Oh, how that Thanksgiving Spread Has Changed Since 1621 - This article from CNN compares the feasts of Thanksgivings past with contemporary American spreads.
www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/thanksgiving/food.history
- Thanksgiving - History, customs, and traditions.
wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm
- Thanksgiving and Football - A historical look at the tradition of playing football on Thanksgiving from SportsJones Magazine.
www.sportsjones.com/sj/199.shtml
- Thanksgiving Facts - Assortment of historical facts related to Thanksgiving.
www.didyouknow.cd/thanksgiving.htm
- Thanksgiving in Canton, Mass. in 1884 - Reproduction of a Thanksgiving menu from 1884. Complete with cooking instructions which are for reference only--DOES NOT comply with today's USDA standards.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1496/thanksg.htm
- The First Thanksgiving - Researched and published by the staff at Plimoth Plantation of Plymouth, MA, page gives the truth behind the folklore of the First Thanksgiving.
pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm
- The First Thanksgiving - Explores what the first Thanksgiving was and what it wasn't. Attempts to dispel common myths. From the Plimouth Foundation.
www.plimoth.org/Library/Thanksgiving/firstT.htm
- The First Thanksgiving - Events leading up to the first Thanksgiving, including historical documents.
www.jeannepasero.com/thankshist.html
- The Mayflower Web Pages - The complete site for Mayflower history and genealogy, including an account of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html
- The Pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact - Includes descriptions of the first and second Thanksgivings. Also offers a downloadable ZIP package of web pages with historical background information.
members.aol.com/RichClark7/pilgrims.htm
- The Teenagers of the Mayflower - Thanksgiving history facts about the teens that crossed the Atlantic with their families on the Mayflower.
parentingteens.about.com/library/weekly/aa102400a.htm
- The Thanksgiving Story - History of Thanksgiving, including proclamations by Washington, Lincoln, and Bradford.
holydays.tripod.com/thanks.htm
- The Thanksgiving Story - Traces the history of Thanksgiving from the Pilgrims' first observance to the creation of a legal holiday.
www.kiker.net/thanksgiving_story.html
- The True Thanksgiving Story - Examines the origins of Thanksgiving in the United States. Pays particular attention to the religious roots of the occasion.
www.new-life.net/thanks01.htm
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