Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Pass a drumstick, along with these Turkey Day facts.

When it comes to the Thanksgiving menu, it's changed a lot over the years. The first Thanksgiving, celebrated in Massachusetts over 400 years ago, likely didn't even include turkey. Instead there was ...

Thanksgiving and NFL football go hand-in-hand today, but when did the tradition of football on Turkey Day even start? As it turns out, the NFL – technically, its direct predecessor, the American ...

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of ...

Thanksgiving is synonymous with football, and there are countless NFL moments that are synonymous with the holiday. Whether it’s stars shining under the national spotlight or bloopers fans will never ...

If it seems like the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving, well, that's because they do. The Lions' annual tradition of playing on the American holiday, which began in 1934, is nearly as old as ...

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Both teams enter Thursday’s matchup coming off victories, and both find themselves in must-win territory. The winner keeps a firm grip on the playoff race, while the loser risks sliding out of ...

The author reflects on how Thanksgiving gatherings were a time for family storytelling and sharing history. Author Lee Hawkins encourages people to use holidays to interview elders and preserve family ...