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1. The First Thanksgiving (1621) : Was at Plymouth Colony which is present day Massachusetts.
2. Thanksgiving was planned to be a fast! Until the Wampanoag Indians joined it turned into a feast.
3. The 1st Thanksgiving was celebrated over 3 days.
4. At the 1st Thanksgiving you would be eating rabbit, fish, beans, nuts, goat cheese, and dried fruits.
5. Abraham Lincoln stated Thanksgiving was a national holiday 200 years later!!
6. In 1939 President Roosevelt proclaimed that Thanksgiving would be on Nov 23rd and not Nov 30th to help economic growth AKA Black Friday Shopping!
7. Thanksgiving was not made an official holiday by congress until...1941!
8. In 1953 TV dinners were created from leftover Thanksgiving food!
9. Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the USA.
10. About 280 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving throughout the United States.
11. The President pardons a turkey each year not to be eaten.
12. Thanksgiving is celebrated in more countries than the USA! It is a great way to give thanks and spend time with family and friends.
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