When Was The First Thanksgiving? All You Need To Know About Feast Enjoyed By Native Americans, European Settlers
The fourth Thursday of November is now celebrated as Thanksgiving in the United States every year but the origin of the holiday goes back almost 400 years.
The first Thanksgiving on record was celebrated in November 1621 when the newly arrived colonists (or Pilgrims) and the Wampanoag Indians gathered at Plymouth for an autumn harvest celebration where festivities went on for three days, according to primary accounts reported by Time magazine.