Today, Americans everywhere are observing the Thanksgiving holiday – united in a shared tradition evoked by the familiar themes of family reunions, turkey dinners and Pilgrim precedents. It i… ...

A couple of years ago, I discovered this photograph of a pilgrim in the Photographic History collection. Okay, so the photo doesn't date to 1620 -- photography wasn't patented until 1839.

Americans are told the first Thanksgiving took place in 1621, when the Pilgrim settlers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, invited the Wampanoag to a harvest feast.

The Thanksgiving traditions started by the Pilgrims in Massachusetts in 1621 are what most Americans follow. But history shows a celebration to give thanks occurred in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.