Happy Thanksgiving: The History of Thanksgiving (and My Prior Thanksgiving Day Posts)

The History Channel has posted the history of Thanksgiving.

From the History Channel website:

Ever wonder what the pilgrims and their Native American guests really ate at the first feast? The truth may surprise you. Contrary to popular belief, they didn't sit down to a meal featuring turkey, corn, cranberries, and pumpkin pie (in fact, they didn't even have forks!).

Travel back to Plymouth and discover some of the humble origins of Thanksgiving traditions we celebrate today and what the original celebration was actually like!

Please feel free to click on the links below for my Thanksgiving posts from

2006: (HAPPY THANKSGIVING: Here are 23 Things You Probably Don't Know About Turkeys)

2005: (Mickey Herskowitz's tribute to his son).