A Nostalgic Look Back at 400 Years (!) of Thanksgiving
1621
A rendering of settlers and Wampanoag Indians sharing a harvest feast in 1621, a meal that is considered the precursor to our modern day Thanksgiving feast.
1864
An engraving of Union troops of 5th and 9th Corps receiving Thanksgiving rations during the US civil war, circa 1864.
1910
A group of children in fancy dress, as part of a Thanksgiving pageant, circa 1910.
1918
New York City turned host to the boys in service and cared for every man in uniform during Thanksgiving circa 1918.
1929
Part of the Thanksgiving Day Parade that officially brought Santa Claus into New York City in the late 1920s. The Fish Balloon was 35 feet long, while the Tiger Balloon behind it was 60 feet long.
1942
In 1942, instead of spending Thanksgiving in the usual way, U.S. troops in London gave a party to two hundred British children at the U.S. headquarters.
1945
A mother, father, and young girl sit down to their Thanksgiving dinner, circa 1945.
1950
A grandfather holds his grandchildren, while their grandmother removes a roast turkey from the oven, circa 1950s.
1960
A Woman taing a roast turkey out of the wall oven, while her family watches, circa 1960s.
1980
A kindergarten Thanksgiving Day reenactment from 1980.
1983
Mary Gross and Jim Belushi in a Thanksgiving Day skit on Saturday Night Live.
1998
President Bill Clinton stands with the annual Thanksgiving turkey as he pardons the bird.
2005
An Uncle Sam balloon makes its way down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2012
Vice President Joseph Biden hosts wounded warriors for an early Thanksgiving Dinner at his residence.
2014
The Radio City Rockettes perform during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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