Thanksgiving, which occurs on the fourth Thursday in November, is based on the colonial Pilgrims' 1621 harvest meal. The holiday continues to be a day for Americans to gather for a day of feasting, football and family.
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Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2023 occurs on Thursday, November 23. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.
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Deep frying turkeys is a southern trend that is now spreading across the United States.
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In 1876, Yale beat Princeton before a sparse crowd. By the mid‑1880s, their annual contest was a major social event that attracted thousands of fans in New York.
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