"All across the world, among hundreds of cultures and across centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But Am... (more)
"All across the world, among hundreds of cultures and across centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But Americans didnt have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war."-- (less)