Sub-Categories: Turkey Trivia
The first official Thanksgiving feast took place in Plymouth Colony. Founded by a group of separatists who later became known as the Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony was, along with Jamestown, Virginia, one of the first colonies to be founded by the English in North America. The first settlement was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by Captain John Smith. This settlement, which served as the capital of the colony, is today the modern town of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
"Jingle Bells" was originally composed for children to sing in a Boston Sunday School celebration. It was meant for the Thanksgiving season and had no connection to Christmas.
In the U.S., Thanksgiving is celebrated on the Fourth Thursday in November. (Canadians observe Thanksgiving on the Second Monday in October.)
With the exception of 1975 & 1977, the Dallas Cowboys have participated in an NFL football game every Thanksgiving Day since 1966.
The Gimbels Parade, now known as the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade, was first held in Philadelphia in 1920.
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