Most people who celebrate Thanksgiving spend days thinking about the holiday menu and mouthwatering Thanksgiving desserts. And we don't blame 'em! The holiday is essentially an excuse to dig in, ...

Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and for history lovers, it's not just a time to eat until bursting. The history of the Thanksgiving holiday has been diluted and romanticized to make it more palatable, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to the Thanksgiving menu, it's changed a lot over the years. The first Thanksgiving, celebrated in Massachusetts ...

The Thanksgiving story deeply rooted in America’s school curriculum frames the Pilgrims as the main characters and reduces the Wampanoag Indians to supporting roles. It also erases a monumentally sad ...

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of ...

The White House turkey pardoning ceremony, a long-held Thanksgiving tradition formalized 77 years ago, traces its origins back decades further. Since the 1800s, it has been customary for the sitting ...

Every tradition has to start somewhere. For Thanksgiving, that story begins with the pilgrims in the 1600s. For the NFL on Thanksgiving, we'll have to fast forward a little bit. The NFL was born in ...

(CBS DETROIT) — Two football teams heard from every Thanksgiving are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys. As families work in the kitchen to prepare the turkey and all the delicious side dishes ...

Thanksgiving week has arrived which means it is about time to get together with loved ones to eat a big meal while watching the Detroit Lions in primetime. As they do every year, the Lions will be the ...

Most people who celebrate Thanksgiving spend days thinking about the holiday menu and mouthwatering Thanksgiving desserts. And we don't blame them! This special time of year is essentially an excuse ...