Thanksgiving
This U.S. president did not "believe" in Thanksgiving because he thought the holiday was too religious.
Thomas Jefferson
This gender of turkey is the one who gobbles.
Male
This state produces the most cranberries.
Wisconsin
On Thanksgiving Day 1989, this weather event disrupted the Macy’s parade.
Snow
There were this many passengers on the Mayflower.
102
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on this day.
The second Monday of October
A baby domestic turkey is called this.
A poult
The green bean casserole was first introduced with the Thanksgiving meal in this year.
1955
This retailer was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade.
Gimbels.
The Mayflower officially departed England for America on September 6th in this year.
1620
Thanksgiving was declared a a national celebration under this president.
George Washington in 1789
This was the first U.S. to pardon a turkey.
JFK
Statistically, this is Americans' favorite Thanksgiving side dish.
Stuffing
The Macy's Day Parade route is this long.
2.5 miles
The Mayflower's voyage from England to America took this long.
66 days
This U.S. president decided that Thanksgiving would be observed on the last Thursday in November.
Abraham Lincoln
This U.S. Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as “a bird of courage”.
Benjamin Franklin
This state consumes the most turkeys every Thanksgiving.
California
The Macy's Parade first had balloons in this year.
1928
Before settling in Plymouth, this is where the Pilgrims first landed when arriving to America.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
The first Thanksgiving celebration last this long.
3 days
There are this many places in the U.S. that have the word “Turkey” in their name.
Seven.
Turkey City, Texas; Turkey Creek, Arizona; Turkey Creek, Stone County, Arkansas; Turkey Creek, McPherson County, Kansas; Turkey Creek, Louisiana; Turkey, North Carolina and Turkey Valley, Yankton County, South Dakota
Pumpkin pies were first made in this country.
England
Mickey Mouse made his Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debut in this year.
1934
This was the first official act of legislation by the Pilgrims.
The Mayflower Compact