The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621. The first Thanksgiving as a national holiday was 1863.
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The Pilgrims landed in the future state of Massachusetts on December 1620. So they missed that year's harvest. Thanksgiving was an outgrowth of the widespread celebration of thanks for the harvest throughout many places and times. That celebration therefore was held the following year, in 1621.
The town of Shamrock invented Thanksgiving. One day Thomas Shambree said thank you to everyone in his town and arranged a special dinner. They had peas, mashed potatoes, gravy, and the main course turkey. They did it hte next year, and the next and soon named it Thanksgiving.
In the year 1930 Thanksgiving was celebrated twice. It was celebrated by some on November 23rd, and by others on November 30th.
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