What's the History of Thanksgiving?

BrainStuff

English - November 23, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.61 MB - ★★★★ - 1.6K ratings
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A lot of what's taught about 'the first Thanksgiving' is actually more Civil-War-era propaganda than true fact. Learn how this brief moment of peace might've gone down, plus how we got today's traditions, in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/10-thanksgiving-history-myths.htm

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