History
The year of the first Thanksgiving
1621
This is the most popular side dish
Mashed potatoes
This President ordered Thanksgiving to be a national holiday.
Abraham Lincoln
Derived from the Latin words for "horn" and "plenty", this has become a traditional symbol of Thanksgiving
cornucopia
This year is famous for Star Wars, the launch of the disco craze with Saturday Night Fever, and the groundbreaking miniseries Roots but also is one of the years the Cowboys did not play on Thanksgiving.
1977
Name of the ship the Pilgrims came over on
This fruit is used to make a traditional Thanksgiving sauce
Cranberry
Read his lips: this President made pardoning the turkey an annual event
George H. W. Bush
A newer tradition that involves the President
Pardoning turkeys
Even after the trial of the 20th century, he still holds the record for most rushing yards in a single Thanksgiving game with 273.
O.J. Simpson
The name Pilgrim came much later. They referred to themselves as this.
The Separatists
This lake state raises the most Turkeys
This President was the first to pardon a turkey.
John F. Kennedy
This artist painted a “traditional” American Thanksgiving called “the freedom of want” in 1943
Norman Rockwell
The year the NFL played the first game on Thanksgiving
1934
This was the intended destination of the Pilgrims. A storm took them to Massachusetts instead.
This was created by a Swanson employee who needed to sell a large quantity of frozen turkeys in 1953
TV dinners
This president cancelled Thanksgiving during his two terms.
Thomas Jefferson
This started with animals from the Central Park Zoo but the creatures startled the children of New York.
The Macy’s Day Parade
The only active NFL franchise to have never played on Thanksgiving
He was the governor of the Pilgrims
William Bradford
Gobble gobble! Turkey was not served at the first Thanksgiving. They enjoyed this meat instead
Venison
During the 17th president's term, Thanksgiving was in December.
Andrew Johnson
A big year: the introduction of the Euro, Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics and the National Dog Show became televised after the Macy’s Day Parade
2002
This NFL football Franchise has the most Thanksgiving games played
Detroit Lions