Thanksgiving Fun Facts

...was also common in Europe to set a date aside to give thanks to God

  

First Thanksgiving Day was celebrated at Plymouth, Massachusetts

  Congress made "Thanksgiving Day" an official national holiday in 1941
  

  Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States

Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Parade began on November 27, 1924 which included 400 employees along with scores of animals, bands, ballons and floats