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FFF: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 26, 2015
Facts for Features : Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 26, 2015 via U.S. Census Bureau Source: FFF: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 26, 2015
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The Modern Invention of Thanksgiving | JSTOR Daily
“When you think of the history of Thanksgiving, you’d be hard-pressed not to picture funny Pilgrim hats and stereotyped Native Americans. These days, most of us know that the sanitized story we learned in grade school bears little resemblance to the real history of the Plymouth colony. But it might still come as a surprise…
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FFF: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 27, 2014
“In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims — early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest. This event is regarded by many as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. The Wampanoag Indians in attendance played a key role. Historians have recorded ceremonies of thanks among other groups of European settlers in…
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Thanksgiving Recipes – NYT Cooking
“Our guide to the year’s biggest meal, with our best recipes, advice and instruction. From turkeys to pies, yams to brussels sprouts, these are the essentials of a perfect Thanksgiving.” via Thanksgiving Recipes – NYT Cooking.
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Thanksgiving Recipes Across the United States – NYTimes.com
“North Carolina and sweet potatoes go way back. The relationship, according to the food writer Sheri Castle, hinges on a history of abundance. “Sweet potatoes were plentiful, even among the poorest folks of any ethnicity,” she said. “Enslaved Africans used sweet potatoes in place of yams and other West African root vegetables.” To this day,…
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Cost of Thanksgiving Is Going Up, but Not by Much | NBC 7 San Diego
“Giving thanks will be a little costlier this year, but — and here’s something you can be truly thankful for — it probably won’t empty your wallet. The price for putting Thanksgiving dinner on the table for 10 people is expected to rise slightly this year, clocking in at $49.41. That’s 37 cents higher than…
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Thanksgiving Tip Sheet for Journalists – DailyNewsGems
“With Thanksgiving fast approaching, some of us have an awful lot to be thankful for. Those annoying political ads leading up to the primaries, after all, are over and laid to rest. Russian President Vladimir Putin having attended the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia and feeling the cold shoulder from foreign diplomats is thankful for…
