American schoolchildren typically learn that the tradition dates back to ... sober 1623 day of prayer the first actual Thanksgiving, according to the History of Massachusetts Blog.

As years went by, days of fasting and thanksgiving became an annual or occasional tradition in other New England settlements as well. For more than two centuries, Thanksgiving was celebrated by ...

Cowboys president and GM Tex Schramm came up with the idea in 1966, when Dallas played its first Thanksgiving game against the Cleveland Browns. The Cowboys won the game 26-14 in front of a crowd ...

It is the middle of November. We are entering the holiday season. I like this time of year. My family enjoys being together. We like to celebrate. We look forward to old rituals and traditions.

And she notes that students can use Thanksgiving and their new tools for thinking about culture to learn and share more about their own family’s history and traditions. Renée Gokey Theresa ...