Tag: American

Posted on 11/20/2024
Thanksgiving - What Really Happened?
A 3 day outdoor harvest feast in Plymouth, MA in 1621 began what we call Thanksgiving. At this feast, the English settlers were outnumbered by the natives from the Wampanoag Tribe, who brought most of the food. The menu included mostly venison (deer) and there were no mashed potatoes. Today, there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes,...
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Posted on 11/08/2024
ABOUT VETERAN'S DAY - Monday 11/11
Veterans Day, November 11th is a US national holiday, honoring veterans of the armed forces. The observance originated in 1919 on the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and it is often remembered by the burial of an unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. In Canada, Britain, Australia, and France,...
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