Holiday History
All About that Baste
November 24
Hymns on Gratitude
Macy's Parade
100
This country, our neighbor to the north, also celebrates Thanksgiving, though they celebrate on the second Monday of October.
Canada
100
This technique, in which people spoon pan drippings over the turkey as it roasts, helps prevent the turkey from drying out, while also adding flavor.
basting
100
In 1703, the first Lutheran pastor was ordained in America, in this "City of Brotherly Love."
Philadelphia
100
Then sings my soul, My Savior, God, to Thee. ___ _____ ____ ___. (4 words)
How great Thou art
100
This beloved beagle has appeared in more Macy's Thanksgiving Parades than any other character.
Snoopy
200
Since 1924, this annual Thanksgiving Day parade, which has featured huge balloons since 1927, has taken place in New York City.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
200
This burgundy-colored fruit, which makes a popular Thanksgiving side, grows in bogs on a hardy, perennial vine that can last for many years.
cranberries
200
In 1960, Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain pulled down an NBA record 55 of these in one basketball game.
rebounds
200
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O my soul, worship His holy name. Sing ____ _____ ______, (3 words) O my soul.
like never before
200
This has been a part of almost every Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1987, showing American's love for fast food.
Ronald McDonald
300
This U.S. President was the first to make a national day of Thanksgiving - by a proclamation he made on October 3, 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
300
More than 50 million pounds of this colorful tuber are purchased by Americans for their Thanksgiving meals. Marshmallows, anyone?
sweet potatoes
300
In 1922, the Italian parliament gave this leader dictatorial powers "for one year."
Benito Mussolini
300
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the earth hear His voice. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the ____ _______! (2 words)
people rejoice
300
Due to high winds during the 1997 parade, this famous Dr. Seuss character's balloon hit a lamppost, which fell and severely injured a spectator!
Cat in the Hat
400
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by English colonists and members of this tribe of Native Americans.
Wampanoag
400
Over 480,000 pounds of this fresh fruit (actually a winter squash) is purchased for Thanksgiving - some for making pies, and some for decoration.
pumpkin
400
In 1835, a mounted police force was first authorized by the Texas Provisional Government - long before Chuck Norris rose to fame in this 1990's action crime series of a similar name.
Walker, Texas Ranger
400
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning, ___ ___ ____ ____ __ ____! (6 words)
our song shall rise to thee
400
It took creators awhile to figure out how to balance the balloon for this character from Popeye. (What finally worked? Putting Swee' Pea in her arms!)
Olive Oyl
500
The first Thanksgiving Day football game took place in 1876, featuring Yale versus this royal-sounding New Jersey university.
Princeton
500
The original recipe for green bean casserole was developed in the 1950s by Dorcas Reilly, a test kitchen supervisor for this famous soup company.
Campbell's
500
In 1874, American inventor Joseph Glidden patented this type of fencing wire, called "the Devil's rope" by Native Americans whose nomadic lifestyle was drastically affected by its use.
barbed wire
500
Doxology
Praise God from whom ___ _________ ____! (3 words)
all blessings flow
500
The first cartoon character ever to appear as a balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade was this cat, made famous by silent films and comic strips.
Felix the Cat