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Learn about the history of Thanksgiving from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert in this free series of history videos.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Learn about Thanksgiving history vs. myth from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert in this free history video.
Learn about European origins of Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn about the role of migration to the new world in the history of Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn about harsh times for Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn about how Native Americans helped in the history of Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn about the first Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn about the roots of the turkey as the traditional Thanksgiving dinner in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn how unusual Thanksgiving was at first for in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn about the Revolutionary period in the history of Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn how President Lincoln brought back Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn how current Thanksgiving meal traditions developed in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn how Franklin D. Roosevelt changed Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn how pardoning the national turkey started for Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn how Thanksgiving Day parades were started in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Learn why football became so big on Thanksgiving in this free holiday origins video from an American history authority and Turkey Day expert.
Thanksgiving commemorates the end of harvest season on the fourth Thursday of November. The roots of this North American holiday (Canada observes their Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October) go back to Pilgrim settlers in the new world, who--as you will discover in this free video series--were not quite as conservative as the storybooks would have us believe. In the 1600's, colonists in Plymouth, Massachusetts invited Native Americans who had helped them hunt and farm to a gathering of food and prayer. These initial celebrations went on for three boisterous days. Other settlements soon followed suit. In 1789, president George Washington proclaimed a national holiday for Thanksgiving. But this holiday required a renewed presidential proclamation each year to continue, which did not happen between 1815 and Lincoln's presidency, when he renewed the proclamation in response to public outcry.
In this free holiday history video series, our expert will tell you about the origins as well as the continued trials and tribulations of this popular holiday. Did you know that FDR changed the date to the middle of November during the early 1940's to extend the holiday shopping season? As if it wasn't long enough already! Learn about such traditions as the presidential pardon for one turkey a year from our expert on American history. Matt Cail also discusses the origins of such traditions as the Macy's parade and the football rivalries that have become part of our Thanksgiving experience.
Matt Cail Matt Cail is a painter, makeup artist and cartoonist who grew up drawing Dracula. While in college, he acted in, directed and designed the University of Washington's campus haunted house. During this time, Cail also began to create oil paintings. <BR /><BR />Cail currently offers his art through two commercial websites: www.homepaintings.biz and www.horrorart.biz, where he takes commissions, sells paintings, caricatures, and other drawings. He draws cartoons and comic strips, which are online at www.horrorcomicstrip.com.dkdk
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