Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Once called "a holiday granted by the State and the Nation to see a game of football." 1863 President Lincoln declares the last Thursday of Nov. as a day of 1863 thanks and praise, ordering Spring 1610 Jamestown, Virginia. 1610 First real Thanksgiving for supplies sent by English ships after a harsh winter kills a majority of the settlers. government departments closed for the holiday 1920 Philadelphia. Very first 1920 American Thanksgiving Day parade organized by Gimbel's Department Store 1621 Plymouth. 3-day feast 1621 held by the Pilgrims to celebrate first harvest and thanks Powhatan Indians for helping them survive. 1600 1950 July 7, 1630 Massachusetts Bay colony Governor John 1630 Winthrop observs an official day of thanksgiving 1876 1924 but that doesn't catch on as a holiday. 1876, first year college football championship is held on Thanksgiving day. This evolves into today's tradition of turkey and football. 1924 New York Oct. 3, 1789. George Washington proclaims 1789 Nov. 26 to be a national day of thanksgiving, but it doesn't become an City. Macy's Department Store sponsors first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1927, giant balloons are added to the parade. 1619 Dec. 4 1619 James River. annual tradition. Virginia. Settlers give thanks for their ship's arrival in the new world and hold a ceremony. This date still celebrated by people in that area. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 declares Thanksgiving to be held on the fourth Thursday of November 95% Known as a "lucky break", the tradition of tugging on either end of 46 million people enjoy the Macy's Thanks- giving Day Parade on TV and in person. a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its ac- companying "wish" dates of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving back to the Etruscans of 322 B.C. The Romans brought the There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter, or pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast. brought the tradition with them when they con- quered England and the English colonists carried the tradition on to America. The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 2,020 pounds. 86 Ibs. Weight of the heaviest turkey ever raised- about the size of a German Shepherd Contrary to popular belief, the Pilgrims did not have big buck- les on their clothing, shoes, or hats, buckles did not come into fashion until the late 1600s - more appropriate for the Salem Witchcraft trial time period. The Dominican Republic was the source of $3.4 million of total $5.5 million of U.S. sweet potato imports for 2010 2010 U.S. Cranberry Production in Millions of Pounds In 2009, Illinois led the country in U.S. pumpkin production (shown below in millions of pounds) Dominican Republic Total - 2009 U.S. Sweet Potato Production in Millions of Pounds Total 931 Illinois 429 I Wisconsin: 435 I Massachusetts: 195 I Other states: 105 195 million Ibs. Forecasted U.S. tart I North Carolina: 940 I California: 592 cherry production for 2010, 46% below 2009's forecasted total. I Louisiana: 162 I Other states: 206 $7.3 2.2 million The value of billion bushels U.S. imports of live turkeys from January through July of 2010 - 99.1% from Total volume of wheat produced in the U.S. in 2010. North Dakota and Kansas accounted for 33%. Canada 2010 U.S. Production of Green Beans in tons 50 Top Turkey-Producing States for 2010 in millions 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 I Other States: 409,780 I Wisconsin: 326,900 Minnesota North Carolina Arkansas Missouri Indiana Virginia Quantity of Foods Consumed by the Typical American in 2007 in pounds Calories Consumed by the Average American at Thanksgiving 5000 4500 4000 4,500 3500 3000 2500 2,250 242 million Number of turkeys expected to be raised in the U.S. 2000 1500 1000 500 Turkey 13.8 Sweet Potatoes 5.2 in 2010 1989 2010 sources: http://www.thanksgivingfun.net/history of_thanksgiving a_timeline-17687.php http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/thanksgiving. htm http://www.nass.usda.gov/ http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ http://ww30.1800flowers.com/template.do?id-template8&page-4033&conversion Tag-true Thanksgiving Once called "a holiday granted by the State and the Nation to see a game of football." 1863 President Lincoln declares the last Thursday of Nov. as a day of 1863 thanks and praise, ordering Spring 1610 Jamestown, Virginia. 1610 First real Thanksgiving for supplies sent by English ships after a harsh winter kills a majority of the settlers. government departments closed for the holiday 1920 Philadelphia. Very first 1920 American Thanksgiving Day parade organized by Gimbel's Department Store 1621 Plymouth. 3-day feast 1621 held by the Pilgrims to celebrate first harvest and thanks Powhatan Indians for helping them survive. 1600 1950 July 7, 1630 Massachusetts Bay colony Governor John 1630 Winthrop observs an official day of thanksgiving 1876 1924 but that doesn't catch on as a holiday. 1876, first year college football championship is held on Thanksgiving day. This evolves into today's tradition of turkey and football. 1924 New York Oct. 3, 1789. George Washington proclaims 1789 Nov. 26 to be a national day of thanksgiving, but it doesn't become an City. Macy's Department Store sponsors first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1927, giant balloons are added to the parade. 1619 Dec. 4 1619 James River. annual tradition. Virginia. Settlers give thanks for their ship's arrival in the new world and hold a ceremony. This date still celebrated by people in that area. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 declares Thanksgiving to be held on the fourth Thursday of November 95% Known as a "lucky break", the tradition of tugging on either end of 46 million people enjoy the Macy's Thanks- giving Day Parade on TV and in person. a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its ac- companying "wish" dates of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving back to the Etruscans of 322 B.C. The Romans brought the There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter, or pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast. brought the tradition with them when they con- quered England and the English colonists carried the tradition on to America. The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 2,020 pounds. 86 Ibs. Weight of the heaviest turkey ever raised- about the size of a German Shepherd Contrary to popular belief, the Pilgrims did not have big buck- les on their clothing, shoes, or hats, buckles did not come into fashion until the late 1600s - more appropriate for the Salem Witchcraft trial time period. The Dominican Republic was the source of $3.4 million of total $5.5 million of U.S. sweet potato imports for 2010 2010 U.S. Cranberry Production in Millions of Pounds In 2009, Illinois led the country in U.S. pumpkin production (shown below in millions of pounds) Dominican Republic Total - 2009 U.S. Sweet Potato Production in Millions of Pounds Total 931 Illinois 429 I Wisconsin: 435 I Massachusetts: 195 I Other states: 105 195 million Ibs. Forecasted U.S. tart I North Carolina: 940 I California: 592 cherry production for 2010, 46% below 2009's forecasted total. I Louisiana: 162 I Other states: 206 $7.3 2.2 million The value of billion bushels U.S. imports of live turkeys from January through July of 2010 - 99.1% from Total volume of wheat produced in the U.S. in 2010. North Dakota and Kansas accounted for 33%. Canada 2010 U.S. Production of Green Beans in tons 50 Top Turkey-Producing States for 2010 in millions 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 I Other States: 409,780 I Wisconsin: 326,900 Minnesota North Carolina Arkansas Missouri Indiana Virginia Quantity of Foods Consumed by the Typical American in 2007 in pounds Calories Consumed by the Average American at Thanksgiving 5000 4500 4000 4,500 3500 3000 2500 2,250 242 million Number of turkeys expected to be raised in the U.S. 2000 1500 1000 500 Turkey 13.8 Sweet Potatoes 5.2 in 2010 1989 2010 sources: http://www.thanksgivingfun.net/history of_thanksgiving a_timeline-17687.php http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/thanksgiving. htm http://www.nass.usda.gov/ http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ http://ww30.1800flowers.com/template.do?id-template8&page-4033&conversion Tag-true Thanksgiving Once called "a holiday granted by the State and the Nation to see a game of football." 1863 President Lincoln declares the last Thursday of Nov. as a day of 1863 thanks and praise, ordering Spring 1610 Jamestown, Virginia. 1610 First real Thanksgiving for supplies sent by English ships after a harsh winter kills a majority of the settlers. government departments closed for the holiday 1920 Philadelphia. Very first 1920 American Thanksgiving Day parade organized by Gimbel's Department Store 1621 Plymouth. 3-day feast 1621 held by the Pilgrims to celebrate first harvest and thanks Powhatan Indians for helping them survive. 1600 1950 July 7, 1630 Massachusetts Bay colony Governor John 1630 Winthrop observs an official day of thanksgiving 1876 1924 but that doesn't catch on as a holiday. 1876, first year college football championship is held on Thanksgiving day. This evolves into today's tradition of turkey and football. 1924 New York Oct. 3, 1789. George Washington proclaims 1789 Nov. 26 to be a national day of thanksgiving, but it doesn't become an City. Macy's Department Store sponsors first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1927, giant balloons are added to the parade. 1619 Dec. 4 1619 James River. annual tradition. Virginia. Settlers give thanks for their ship's arrival in the new world and hold a ceremony. This date still celebrated by people in that area. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 declares Thanksgiving to be held on the fourth Thursday of November 95% Known as a "lucky break", the tradition of tugging on either end of 46 million people enjoy the Macy's Thanks- giving Day Parade on TV and in person. a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its ac- companying "wish" dates of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving back to the Etruscans of 322 B.C. The Romans brought the There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter, or pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast. brought the tradition with them when they con- quered England and the English colonists carried the tradition on to America. The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 2,020 pounds. 86 Ibs. Weight of the heaviest turkey ever raised- about the size of a German Shepherd Contrary to popular belief, the Pilgrims did not have big buck- les on their clothing, shoes, or hats, buckles did not come into fashion until the late 1600s - more appropriate for the Salem Witchcraft trial time period. The Dominican Republic was the source of $3.4 million of total $5.5 million of U.S. sweet potato imports for 2010 2010 U.S. Cranberry Production in Millions of Pounds In 2009, Illinois led the country in U.S. pumpkin production (shown below in millions of pounds) Dominican Republic Total - 2009 U.S. Sweet Potato Production in Millions of Pounds Total 931 Illinois 429 I Wisconsin: 435 I Massachusetts: 195 I Other states: 105 195 million Ibs. Forecasted U.S. tart I North Carolina: 940 I California: 592 cherry production for 2010, 46% below 2009's forecasted total. I Louisiana: 162 I Other states: 206 $7.3 2.2 million The value of billion bushels U.S. imports of live turkeys from January through July of 2010 - 99.1% from Total volume of wheat produced in the U.S. in 2010. North Dakota and Kansas accounted for 33%. Canada 2010 U.S. Production of Green Beans in tons 50 Top Turkey-Producing States for 2010 in millions 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 I Other States: 409,780 I Wisconsin: 326,900 Minnesota North Carolina Arkansas Missouri Indiana Virginia Quantity of Foods Consumed by the Typical American in 2007 in pounds Calories Consumed by the Average American at Thanksgiving 5000 4500 4000 4,500 3500 3000 2500 2,250 242 million Number of turkeys expected to be raised in the U.S. 2000 1500 1000 500 Turkey 13.8 Sweet Potatoes 5.2 in 2010 1989 2010 sources: http://www.thanksgivingfun.net/history of_thanksgiving a_timeline-17687.php http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/thanksgiving. htm http://www.nass.usda.gov/ http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ http://ww30.1800flowers.com/template.do?id-template8&page-4033&conversion Tag-true Thanksgiving Once called "a holiday granted by the State and the Nation to see a game of football." 1863 President Lincoln declares the last Thursday of Nov. as a day of 1863 thanks and praise, ordering Spring 1610 Jamestown, Virginia. 1610 First real Thanksgiving for supplies sent by English ships after a harsh winter kills a majority of the settlers. government departments closed for the holiday 1920 Philadelphia. Very first 1920 American Thanksgiving Day parade organized by Gimbel's Department Store 1621 Plymouth. 3-day feast 1621 held by the Pilgrims to celebrate first harvest and thanks Powhatan Indians for helping them survive. 1600 1950 July 7, 1630 Massachusetts Bay colony Governor John 1630 Winthrop observs an official day of thanksgiving 1876 1924 but that doesn't catch on as a holiday. 1876, first year college football championship is held on Thanksgiving day. This evolves into today's tradition of turkey and football. 1924 New York Oct. 3, 1789. George Washington proclaims 1789 Nov. 26 to be a national day of thanksgiving, but it doesn't become an City. Macy's Department Store sponsors first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1927, giant balloons are added to the parade. 1619 Dec. 4 1619 James River. annual tradition. Virginia. Settlers give thanks for their ship's arrival in the new world and hold a ceremony. This date still celebrated by people in that area. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 declares Thanksgiving to be held on the fourth Thursday of November 95% Known as a "lucky break", the tradition of tugging on either end of 46 million people enjoy the Macy's Thanks- giving Day Parade on TV and in person. a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its ac- companying "wish" dates of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving back to the Etruscans of 322 B.C. The Romans brought the There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter, or pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast. brought the tradition with them when they con- quered England and the English colonists carried the tradition on to America. The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 2,020 pounds. 86 Ibs. Weight of the heaviest turkey ever raised- about the size of a German Shepherd Contrary to popular belief, the Pilgrims did not have big buck- les on their clothing, shoes, or hats, buckles did not come into fashion until the late 1600s - more appropriate for the Salem Witchcraft trial time period. The Dominican Republic was the source of $3.4 million of total $5.5 million of U.S. sweet potato imports for 2010 2010 U.S. Cranberry Production in Millions of Pounds In 2009, Illinois led the country in U.S. pumpkin production (shown below in millions of pounds) Dominican Republic Total - 2009 U.S. Sweet Potato Production in Millions of Pounds Total 931 Illinois 429 I Wisconsin: 435 I Massachusetts: 195 I Other states: 105 195 million Ibs. Forecasted U.S. tart I North Carolina: 940 I California: 592 cherry production for 2010, 46% below 2009's forecasted total. I Louisiana: 162 I Other states: 206 $7.3 2.2 million The value of billion bushels U.S. imports of live turkeys from January through July of 2010 - 99.1% from Total volume of wheat produced in the U.S. in 2010. North Dakota and Kansas accounted for 33%. Canada 2010 U.S. Production of Green Beans in tons 50 Top Turkey-Producing States for 2010 in millions 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 I Other States: 409,780 I Wisconsin: 326,900 Minnesota North Carolina Arkansas Missouri Indiana Virginia Quantity of Foods Consumed by the Typical American in 2007 in pounds Calories Consumed by the Average American at Thanksgiving 5000 4500 4000 4,500 3500 3000 2500 2,250 242 million Number of turkeys expected to be raised in the U.S. 2000 1500 1000 500 Turkey 13.8 Sweet Potatoes 5.2 in 2010 1989 2010 sources: http://www.thanksgivingfun.net/history of_thanksgiving a_timeline-17687.php http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/thanksgiving. htm http://www.nass.usda.gov/ http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ http://ww30.1800flowers.com/template.do?id-template8&page-4033&conversion Tag-true Thanksgiving Once called "a holiday granted by the State and the Nation to see a game of football." 1863 President Lincoln declares the last Thursday of Nov. as a day of 1863 thanks and praise, ordering Spring 1610 Jamestown, Virginia. 1610 First real Thanksgiving for supplies sent by English ships after a harsh winter kills a majority of the settlers. government departments closed for the holiday 1920 Philadelphia. Very first 1920 American Thanksgiving Day parade organized by Gimbel's Department Store 1621 Plymouth. 3-day feast 1621 held by the Pilgrims to celebrate first harvest and thanks Powhatan Indians for helping them survive. 1600 1950 July 7, 1630 Massachusetts Bay colony Governor John 1630 Winthrop observs an official day of thanksgiving 1876 1924 but that doesn't catch on as a holiday. 1876, first year college football championship is held on Thanksgiving day. This evolves into today's tradition of turkey and football. 1924 New York Oct. 3, 1789. George Washington proclaims 1789 Nov. 26 to be a national day of thanksgiving, but it doesn't become an City. Macy's Department Store sponsors first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1927, giant balloons are added to the parade. 1619 Dec. 4 1619 James River. annual tradition. Virginia. Settlers give thanks for their ship's arrival in the new world and hold a ceremony. This date still celebrated by people in that area. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 declares Thanksgiving to be held on the fourth Thursday of November 95% Known as a "lucky break", the tradition of tugging on either end of 46 million people enjoy the Macy's Thanks- giving Day Parade on TV and in person. a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its ac- companying "wish" dates of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving back to the Etruscans of 322 B.C. The Romans brought the There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter, or pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast. brought the tradition with them when they con- quered England and the English colonists carried the tradition on to America. The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 2,020 pounds. 86 Ibs. Weight of the heaviest turkey ever raised- about the size of a German Shepherd Contrary to popular belief, the Pilgrims did not have big buck- les on their clothing, shoes, or hats, buckles did not come into fashion until the late 1600s - more appropriate for the Salem Witchcraft trial time period. The Dominican Republic was the source of $3.4 million of total $5.5 million of U.S. sweet potato imports for 2010 2010 U.S. Cranberry Production in Millions of Pounds In 2009, Illinois led the country in U.S. pumpkin production (shown below in millions of pounds) Dominican Republic Total - 2009 U.S. Sweet Potato Production in Millions of Pounds Total 931 Illinois 429 I Wisconsin: 435 I Massachusetts: 195 I Other states: 105 195 million Ibs. Forecasted U.S. tart I North Carolina: 940 I California: 592 cherry production for 2010, 46% below 2009's forecasted total. I Louisiana: 162 I Other states: 206 $7.3 2.2 million The value of billion bushels U.S. imports of live turkeys from January through July of 2010 - 99.1% from Total volume of wheat produced in the U.S. in 2010. North Dakota and Kansas accounted for 33%. Canada 2010 U.S. Production of Green Beans in tons 50 Top Turkey-Producing States for 2010 in millions 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 I Other States: 409,780 I Wisconsin: 326,900 Minnesota North Carolina Arkansas Missouri Indiana Virginia Quantity of Foods Consumed by the Typical American in 2007 in pounds Calories Consumed by the Average American at Thanksgiving 5000 4500 4000 4,500 3500 3000 2500 2,250 242 million Number of turkeys expected to be raised in the U.S. 2000 1500 1000 500 Turkey 13.8 Sweet Potatoes 5.2 in 2010 1989 2010 sources: http://www.thanksgivingfun.net/history of_thanksgiving a_timeline-17687.php http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/thanksgiving. htm http://www.nass.usda.gov/ http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ http://ww30.1800flowers.com/template.do?id-template8&page-4033&conversion Tag-true Thanksgiving Once called "a holiday granted by the State and the Nation to see a game of football." 1863 President Lincoln declares the last Thursday of Nov. as a day of 1863 thanks and praise, ordering Spring 1610 Jamestown, Virginia. 1610 First real Thanksgiving for supplies sent by English ships after a harsh winter kills a majority of the settlers. government departments closed for the holiday 1920 Philadelphia. Very first 1920 American Thanksgiving Day parade organized by Gimbel's Department Store 1621 Plymouth. 3-day feast 1621 held by the Pilgrims to celebrate first harvest and thanks Powhatan Indians for helping them survive. 1600 1950 July 7, 1630 Massachusetts Bay colony Governor John 1630 Winthrop observs an official day of thanksgiving 1876 1924 but that doesn't catch on as a holiday. 1876, first year college football championship is held on Thanksgiving day. This evolves into today's tradition of turkey and football. 1924 New York Oct. 3, 1789. George Washington proclaims 1789 Nov. 26 to be a national day of thanksgiving, but it doesn't become an City. Macy's Department Store sponsors first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1927, giant balloons are added to the parade. 1619 Dec. 4 1619 James River. annual tradition. Virginia. Settlers give thanks for their ship's arrival in the new world and hold a ceremony. This date still celebrated by people in that area. 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1941 declares Thanksgiving to be held on the fourth Thursday of November 95% Known as a "lucky break", the tradition of tugging on either end of 46 million people enjoy the Macy's Thanks- giving Day Parade on TV and in person. a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its ac- companying "wish" dates of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving back to the Etruscans of 322 B.C. The Romans brought the There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter, or pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast. brought the tradition with them when they con- quered England and the English colonists carried the tradition on to America. The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 2,020 pounds. 86 Ibs. Weight of the heaviest turkey ever raised- about the size of a German Shepherd Contrary to popular belief, the Pilgrims did not have big buck- les on their clothing, shoes, or hats, buckles did not come into fashion until the late 1600s - more appropriate for the Salem Witchcraft trial time period. The Dominican Republic was the source of $3.4 million of total $5.5 million of U.S. sweet potato imports for 2010 2010 U.S. Cranberry Production in Millions of Pounds In 2009, Illinois led the country in U.S. pumpkin production (shown below in millions of pounds) Dominican Republic Total - 2009 U.S. Sweet Potato Production in Millions of Pounds Total 931 Illinois 429 I Wisconsin: 435 I Massachusetts: 195 I Other states: 105 195 million Ibs. Forecasted U.S. tart I North Carolina: 940 I California: 592 cherry production for 2010, 46% below 2009's forecasted total. I Louisiana: 162 I Other states: 206 $7.3 2.2 million The value of billion bushels U.S. imports of live turkeys from January through July of 2010 - 99.1% from Total volume of wheat produced in the U.S. in 2010. North Dakota and Kansas accounted for 33%. Canada 2010 U.S. Production of Green Beans in tons 50 Top Turkey-Producing States for 2010 in millions 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 I Other States: 409,780 I Wisconsin: 326,900 Minnesota North Carolina Arkansas Missouri Indiana Virginia Quantity of Foods Consumed by the Typical American in 2007 in pounds Calories Consumed by the Average American at Thanksgiving 5000 4500 4000 4,500 3500 3000 2500 2,250 242 million Number of turkeys expected to be raised in the U.S. 2000 1500 1000 500 Turkey 13.8 Sweet Potatoes 5.2 in 2010 1989 2010 sources: http://www.thanksgivingfun.net/history of_thanksgiving a_timeline-17687.php http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/thanksgiving. htm http://www.nass.usda.gov/ http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ http://ww30.1800flowers.com/template.do?id-template8&page-4033&conversion Tag-true