The third Thursday of November is the National Day of Mourning for some Indigenous peoples. They are fighting for ecological ...

Over four centuries ago, the Pilgrims planted the roots of what would ultimately become the constitutional republic of the United States of America.

The Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in 1621, likely between Sept. 21 and Nov. 11, with 50 Mayflower passengers and 90 Native Americans. This feast, not initially identified as Thanksgiving, ...

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States to honor the early settlers and Native ...

Thanksgiving history taught in classrooms is often whitewashed. We asked Indigenous people what everyone should know about ...

What makes the story of 102 Pilgrims so unique and important to American history is their unyielding commitment to religious freedom, justice, and civil government.

Puritans and Pilgrims came out of the same religious culture of 1570s England. Pilgrims hosted the first American ...

Today, Thanksgiving is marked by a turkey dinner, parades, and American football. The day after is Black Friday, a huge ...

Hale's idea became reality on Oct. 3, 1863, when Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the last Thursday of November to be ...

Almost 9 in 10 Americans eat turkey during this festive ... Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images The only firsthand record of what the ...