U.S. History
We Cooked Some Dishes From the First Thanksgiving
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In the fall of 1621, a group of Pilgrims and Wampanoag gathered in Plymouth, Massachusetts, for a harvest feast. This event celebrated the Pilgrims’ first successful corn harvest, a skill they had been taught by an Indigenous guide named Squanto, who helped the European settlers survive in the unfamiliar territory. The feast lasted for three days and occurred sometime between September 21 and November 11. The meal they shared is now considered to be the first Thanksgiving dinner, though the complicated legacy of this inaugural event can’t be ignored. The Thanksgiving holiday today celebrates a ...Read More
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