The First Thanksgiving in America: December 4th, 1619!
As most Americans get ready to prepare the biggest meal of the year next Thursday, let us not forget the true story of how it all began. The first Thanksgiving in America was in early December. It was at the late Fall Season, and it happened where? Right here in Virginia! On December 4th, 1619, the First Thanksgiving on record occurred. There were earlier prayers given of thanks at Jamestown, but this was the most official giving of thanks. This was two years before the New Englanders had theirs.The history books seem to ignore this, largely perhaps because of its Judeo Christian roots. The Thanksgiving was deeply rooted in prayer, rather than in elaborate meal or celebration. More to the story as well: many think it was Abraham Lincoln who first declared Thanksgiving as a National Holiday in 1863. But it was actually Confederate President Jefferson Davis who did so, a year earlier. Here is a video which explains the REAL first Thanksgiving on American soil...