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“There’s nothing wrong with preview sales, but Thanksgiving is about as close to sacred as our secular country gets,” says the editorial board of The News Tribune of Tacoma. “It’s a day reserved for saying grace over blessings, sharing downtime with family, and of course for merrymaking and feasting.”
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In this week’s address, President Obama wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and reflected on America’s history of welcoming men and women seeking a safer, better
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The First Family will soon be sitting down at the table to enjoy their Thanksgiving meal. Per the White House Press Office, here’s what’s on
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Give me the end of the year an’ its fun When most of the plannin’ an’ toilin’ is done; Bring all the wanderers home to
LaunchToday, the Obamas carried on two important White House Thanksgiving traditions: participating in the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation and taking time to serve the homeless
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Waiting in lines forever and other crazy things just makes you think: Is it worth it? The last place I want to be this weekend
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“At Nordstrom, we won’t be decking our halls until Friday, November 27th. Why? Well, we just like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time. From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving. We will be closed Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, our doors will open to welcome the new season.”
LaunchThe table is set: This Thanksgiving feast consisted of roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, fresh rolls, green beans, yams with marshmallow topping, fruit salad, and cranberries. Drinks included wine and pumpkin spice sparking cider. (Photo: Andrew Villeneuve/NPI)
LaunchI am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite –
LaunchIn this week’s address, President Obama wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving and reflected on the history of our country and its celebration of diversity.
LaunchThe First Family will soon be sitting down at the table to enjoy their Thanksgiving meal. Per the White House Press Office, here’s what’s on
LaunchAnd let these altars, wreathed with flowers And piled with fruits, awake again Thanksgivings for the golden hours, The early and the latter rain! —
LaunchA Thanksgiving tray inspired by scrapbooking stickers (Photo by Flying Pig Party Productions)
LaunchFive myths about the Pilgrims Historian Robert Tracy McKenzie debunks five popular myths about the people popularly credited with beginning America’s Thanksgiving holiday tradition.
LaunchIn traversing a period of national stress our country has been knit together in a closer fellowship of mutual interest and common purpose. We can
LaunchThanksgiving dinner spread (Photo by Allie from Vancity)
LaunchThanksgiving Interactive: You are the historian! What really happened at the First Thanksgiving? Plimoth Plantation, one of America’s best known living history museums, invites you
LaunchThe real history of Thanksgiving Here’s a real history of America’s Thanksgiving holiday, from the Plimoth Plantation, a living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
LaunchThe First Thanksgiving, painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, scanned from a postcard. Wikipedia notes: The scene depicted here is a romanticized (idealized) version and
LaunchNow I, your magistrate, do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims, with your wives and ye little ones, do gather at ye meeting house, on ye
LaunchFive myths about the first Thanksgiving The Patriot-Ledger debunks myths about what the first Thanksgiving was really like. Most cultural depictions of the first Thanksgiving
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