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After a difficult first year in the New World, the surviving Mayflower pilgrims had their first bountiful harvest in 1621. They gave thanks at a celebration with their Wampanoag neighbors, which eventually led to the tradition known today in America as Thanksgiving.Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving Feast
- Another Thanksgiving celebration held on May 23, 1541 by Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de CoronadoBella Online: The History of the First Thanksgiving
- A number of Thanksgiving celebrations were recorded before the famous 1621 ThanksgivingBella Online: The History of the First Thanksgiving
- 1621: Pilgrims give thanks for a plentiful harvest with the Wampanoag Native American tribeScholastic: The First Thanksgiving Feast
- October 14, 1789: First Thanksgiving Proclamation signed by George WashingtonArchiving Early America: The First Thanksgiving Observance
- Key figures at first Thanksgiving: Chief Massasoit, Governor William Bradford, John Alden, Myles StandishWhat Saith the Scripture: The First Thanksgiving
Early Thanksgiving Dinner Menu
Unlike today's elaborate menu, it is likely that the pilgrims' Thanksgiving feast with the Native Americans consisted of venison, cornbread, cheese pie, pumpkin pudding, Indian pudding and vegetables.Enjoy Massachusetts: An Authentic Thanksgiving Dinner MenuCategories
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First Thanksgiving on Amazon
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The Very First Thanksgiving Day - $6.99
This is the food, gathered and blessed,the corn and sweet berries, and wild turkey dressed,<P>shared on the very first Thanksgiving Day.<P><P>Join author Rhonda Gowler Greene and illustrator Susan Gaber on a jour...
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William Bradford: The First Thanksgiving: Animated Hero Classics - $4.86
William Bradford sought to worship God according to his own conscience, but found it impossible with the Church and government as the same entity. Hed Fled with the Pilgrims to the new world, where he discovered that the price for religious...
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