Thanksgiving is a venerable and much-beloved American holiday. In colonial times it was primarily a harvest holiday, in which the colonists offered thanks for a good harvest, sometimes by feasting, ...

Thanksgiving, a quintessential American holiday, may have surprising roots in an Irish food delivery, according to historical accounts. The early English pilgrims, who arrived on the Mayflower in ...

The United States is about to celebrate its 250th birthday, but some of its most famous traditions are even older. Thanksgiving has been celebrated since 1621 — nearly 400 years — while the Fourth of ...