Happy Thanksgiving Day 2022

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The First Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Look back at the humble origins of an American holiday tradition—the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

"At 9 a.m. on the sunlit morning of November 27, 1924, Macy’s gave the children of New York a particularly special Thanksgiving treat as a police escort led the start of the parade from the intersection of 145th Street and Convent Avenue. The early-morning start time of “Macy’s Christmas Parade” overlapped with many church services, but it gave spectators plenty of time to make it to the afternoon’s big football game between Syracuse and Columbia universities at the Polo Grounds." (Read More)

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The Mayflower was startlingly short and fat
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"The Mayflower was about 100 feet long and 25 feet wide. It looks like a wooden bathtub with masts."

"In addition to 102 Pilgrims, the little bathtub with masts carried ~30 crew. That's ~130 people living and working in the space of a single (biggish) house for more than 6 months. (The passengers actually didn't move off the ship until the spring of 1620)." (Read More)
 
Meanderer said:
The Mayflower was startlingly short and fat
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"The Mayflower was about 100 feet long and 25 feet wide. It looks like a wooden bathtub with masts."

"In addition to 102 Pilgrims, the little bathtub with masts carried ~30 crew. That's ~130 people living and working in the space of a single (biggish) house for more than 6 months. (The passengers actually didn't move off the ship until the spring of 1620)." (Read More)
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Thanks Meanderer for reminding us of why we celebrate Thanksgiving.😊♥️
 
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