So when, exactly, did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans get together for the first Thanksgiving? One source sets the date for the three-day feast giving thanks for the bountiful harvest of 1621 somewhere between Sept. 21 and Nov. 11. It had to be …
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One of my favorite times of year is Thanksgiving. What a great tradition—where we gather together to recount the Lord’s blessings. I love the statement from columnist Mark Steyn: “Speaking as a misfit unassimilated foreigner, I think of …
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But declaring Thanksgiving Day a formal holiday on the fourth Thursday in November required a pair of presidents — two of the most famous, in fact. Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was Lincoln who issued an 1863 proclamation …
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(CNN)– The wicked wintry weather that pummeled the West Coast is now barreling across the country, threatening to wreck millions of holiday travel plans just before Thanksgiving. The storm has already contributed to at least 10 traffic fatalities.
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The storm is expected to bring heavy rain to the Southeast on Tuesday and then turn north and move up the East Coast, possibly disrupting travel through Wednesday, according to the meteorologists at AccuWeather.com. “If the storm hugs the coast …
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when the very first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place, and Thanksgiving 2013. It was called the Macy’s Christmas Parade. 92– The number of years between the very first NFL Thanksgiving Day games in 1921 and Thanksgiving 2013.
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Wal-Mart gives employees a regular hourly wage plus additional pay for working the Thanksgiving holiday. The additional pay is equal to the average daily wage in the two weeks leading up to the holiday. That would mean that if Gertz worked an …
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It has yet to be proven that the majority of shoppers “really want and need” stores to be open on Thanksgiving, says Sharon Love, a retail consultant. Last year, 35 million Americans visited stores or websites on Thanksgiving vs. 89 million on …
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(CNN)– Fewer people are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday this year. Some 43.4 million Americans are predicted to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday next week, a 1.5% decrease from the 44 million people who traveled last year …
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If you’re in the habit of shopping for the holidays early and want to get a head start this year on Thanksgiving Day, don’t bother stopping at Nordstrom. It’ll be closed. The leading fashion retailer announced its doors will close Thursday, Nov. 28.
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