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Teach kids about how Thanksgiving came to be a national holiday due to a tireless letter-writing campaign of a widow with five children.

If one knows that Sarah Hale is the famous author of "Mary had a Little Lamb", one may wonder, after reading this, why turkey is the mainstay of Thanksgiving Dinner!

Thanksgiving in the United States is celebrated on a long weekend. How can parents most effectively plan for travel with a child with a disability?

The history of Thanksgiving is not just about Pilgrims. Learn about the role Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt had in creating the modern Thanksgiving.

While cranberries are nearly ubiquitous in American celebrations of Thanksgiving, there is some dispute about whether they were a part of the pilgrim's first thanksgiving

Pilgrims and Wampanoagans celebrated the first Thanksgiving. The tribe had its own feast day. Future Pagan immigrants brought their harvest festivals to America.

It has been almost 150 years since the death of the 16th President, but Abraham Lincoln continues to shape the United States of America's politics, psyche, and character.

It used to be thought improper for stores to advertise for Christmas before Thanksgiving; today the season starts in September, and it is getting earlier each year.