Thanksgiving is celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 28 this year, and as the holiday quickly approaches many are left wondering: When was the first Thanksgiving? What were the first Thanksgiving Day ...

Thanksgiving has been a celebrated holiday since the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. However, the tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving didn't catch on across the Southern ...

Some see Thanksgiving as a speed bump between Halloween and Christmas. Others see it as a day to eat food and watch football. However, Thanksgiving is more than food, football, and shopping – it's a ...

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 ...

The celebration has become controversial, as Thanksgiving has a contentious history that goes far beyond when the first feast was held. In addition to a holiday steeped with cultural appropriation, ...

Thanksgiving week has arrived which means it is about time to get together with loved ones to eat a big meal while watching the Detroit Lions in primetime. As they do every year, the Lions will be the ...

The White House turkey pardoning ceremony, a long-held Thanksgiving tradition formalized 77 years ago, traces its origins back decades further. Since the 1800s, it has been customary for the sitting ...

Every tradition has to start somewhere. For Thanksgiving, that story begins with the pilgrims in the 1600s. For the NFL on Thanksgiving, we'll have to fast forward a little bit. The NFL was born in ...

An Alaska mom of two is opening up about what she says is the truth about Thanksgiving -- or "Truthsgiving" -- and joining a growing number of outspoken Indigenous community members who want others to ...

When you think of Thanksgiving today, football is on the short list of holiday staples. As the late, great John Madden put it, "Thanksgiving and football. Some things just go together greatly." While ...

Southern states didn't celebrate Thanksgiving until later due to the holiday initially being recognized as a New England custom, however, the holiday celebration gained traction when it was declared ...