Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving Day - debunking the myths


For the "top 10 Myths about Thanksgiving", evolution of the holiday, see History Network. 
 
From National Geographic Daily News/Brian Handwerk, 11/22/11.  "Thanksgiving 2011 Myths and Facts".  Did you know:  "...the first "real" U.S. Thanksgiving wasn't until the 1800s"; and, "In 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt established the current date for observance, the fourth Thursday of November." (70 years ago).

Bad day for turkeys:  "An estimated 248 million turkeys will be raised for slaughter in the U.S. during 2011." Read more...


Happy Holiday, enjoy!  A good good day to reflect on what we have have to be thankful for. 

Posted by Kathy Meeh

1 comment:

Tom Clifford said...

Happy Thanksgiving. Be well and enjoy.