The history behind your holiday dinner is more complicated than you think! Join us as we explore the surprising truths behind Thanksgiving that rarely make it into textbooks. Our countdown includes the origin of TV dinners, the Wampanoag perspective, Lincoln’s political strategy, and the holiday’s use as national propaganda. What surprising Thanksgiving fact shocked you the most? From the truth about that first feast (no, turkey wasn’t on the menu) to Ragamuffin Day (the Halloween precursor), and how one determined magazine editor campaigned for decades to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. For many Native Americans, the day represents a National Day of Mourning rather than celebration.
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