Over the river and through the woods, the ASPPA Connect is here!
But only today — as Thanksgiving is this Thursday, we won’t be publishing an ASPPA Connect that day. We’ll be back on Monday, Dec. 1 with the next ASPPA Connect, which will feature useful and timely information.
But in the spirit of the season, here is some Thanksgiving information.
But only today — as Thanksgiving is this Thursday, we won’t be publishing an ASPPA Connect that day. We’ll be back on Monday, Dec. 1 with the next ASPPA Connect, which will feature useful and timely information.
But in the spirit of the season, here is some Thanksgiving information.
- The first Thanksgiving held in Plymouth was a three-day event.
- Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, in 1827 started a campaign to establish a Thanksgiving holiday.
- Abraham Lincoln was the first president to officially declare Thanksgiving as a national holiday, in 1863.
- The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade turns 90 this year — it was held for the first time in 1924.
- The traditional cornucopia was a curved goat's horn filled to brim with fruits and grains.
- 91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
- The Guinness Book of World Records states that the greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey is 86 lbs.
- A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
- California leads the country in turkey consumption.
- 20% of cranberries eaten are consumed on Thanksgiving.
- Lucy began pulling the football away from Charlie Brown in “A Charlie Brown Thanskgiving” on Nov. 20, 1973.
- Yale and Princeton played football on Thanksgiving for the first time in 1876.
- NFL football on Thanksgiving began in 1920.
- The Detroit Lions played football on Thanksgiving for the first time in 1934.
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