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10 Historical Untruths About the First Thanksgiving
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn the fourth Thursday in November, Americans will gather to eat turkey and sweet potatoes, just like that first Thanksgiving ... Actually, not like that...
The pilgrims didn't invite Native Americans to a feast. Why the Thanksgiving myth matters.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoPaula Peters remembers learning about the pilgrims' arrival in North America in elementary school,...
Why is turkey the main dish on Thanksgiving?
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoTurkeys have always been a fixture in the holiday's marketing. Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
From Thanksgiving to Labor Day, these 9 holidays have surprisingly dark origins
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoOur popular understanding of the history of Thanksgiving is flawed.Barney Burstein/Corbis/VCG via...
8 Historical Moments More Important to Native Americans Than the 'First Thanksgiving'
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoClockwise from top left: A Pueblo boy with an eagle; Children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial...
Kansas Citians will walk for four days on ‘Trail of Mending’ to reckon with local history
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe “moving ceremony” hosted by nonprofit Clement Waters invites people to march across the metro to...
Emu escape: Flightless giant gets loose in Massachusetts
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA large pet bird that is normally native to Australia caused a ruckus south of Boston after escaping from her home. The flightless bird got loose on Thursday night in East Bridgewater and led ...
For some Indigenous Americans, today is not about giving thanks. It's their National Day of...
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIndigenous activists outside of the White House in 2021.REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein For many Americans,...
The true story behind Thanksgiving is a bloody one, and some people say it's time to cancel the...
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoSchoolchildren acting in a "First Thanksgiving" skit in 1963.Denver Post/Contributor/Getty Images...
When Was the First Thanksgiving? Here's Everything You Need to Know
Country Living via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom the food to who was in attendance, here are the details about the origin of one of our favorite...