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The First Thanksgiving

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

This year we will observe the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Bay Colony under the supervision of William Bradford. Nearby, Massachusetts Bay Colony would be settled nine years later by a religious group known as the Puritans under the command of John Winthrop. By 1640, there would be 10,000 settlers at the Massachusetts Bay Colony, whose growth rapidly surpassed that of the Plymouth Bay Colony. And, while we celebrate Thanksgiving in November, it...

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