Paula Peters remembers learning about the pilgrims' arrival in North America in elementary school, the backstory behind Thanksgiving Day. As the teacher explained how "friendly Indians" came to help ...

Thanksgiving hasn't always been observed on the fourth Thursday of November. Here are the holiday's origins and how ...

To commemorate, not celebrate, their survival, Pilgrims joined Native Americans in a grand meal during the autumn of 1621. But for the Pilgrims, what we today know as Thanksgiving was not a feast; ...

Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious freedom. Stories are told about the founding of Massachusetts Bay ...

On Nov. 28 the Thanksgiving holiday will arrive, complete with family gatherings, community events and opportunities to give back and be grateful. While conversations about the origin of Thanksgiving ...

We are accustomed to thinking of the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the neighboring Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts as the first to celebrate Thanksgiving, but some scholars say that isn’t accurate. Here’s ...

When thinking of Thanksgiving, images of turkey, pumpkin pie and family gatherings often come to mind. However, this holiday is steeped in traditions that extend beyond these symbols. Literature plays ...

The fragile colony survived only with the assistance of Native Americans -- most famously Squanto. To commemorate, not celebrate, their survival, Pilgrims joined Native Americans in a grand meal ...

Editor’s note: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century ...