Following Columbus sailing the ocean blue in 1492, the Europeans set their sights on the New World and what would become the United States. The Spanish arrived in Florida and traveled as far as New ...

MADINAH — The first batches of Hajj pilgrims from several countries arrived in Madinah and Jeddah on Saturday, Dhul Qada 1, marking the commencement of international arrivals for this year’s ...

Centuries after the first Shakers came to America, filmmaker Mona Fastvold’s vibrant movie musical brings their story to modern audiences. "The Testament of Ann Lee" (2025) tells the origin story of ...

Did you know that there was not a turkey or pumpkin pie within miles of the pilgrims' first Thanksgiving celebration? Then, why is the tradition to eat turkey and serve pumpkin pie? The pilgrims, in ...

Every year, the Thanksgiving holiday brings together families, loved ones and a cornucopia of holiday myths often repeated at the dinner table. However, many of these commonly repeated stories are ...

The first Thanksgiving in South Carolina probably was in French. Or Spanish. More than 100 years before the English settled in Charleston in 1670, the French built a small wooden fort on what is now ...

While New England fans are thinking about the big game the way this season is going, Thursday was a big day for the star QB’s wife. New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) reacts after ...

As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving this year, many believe the first thanksgiving was held in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. However, the first Thanksgiving celebration was held two decades ...

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of ...

Like many Americans on Thanksgiving, I'll sit down to a delicious feast, perhaps with turkey (or in Texas, often BBQ!). After a little prodding, the guests will say what they're thankful for. Kids ...

Plymouth has been stealing our thunder far too long. It’s time to put away the pilgrim hats and forget about the Mayflower. The real first Thanksgiving happened right here in Virginia, nearly two ...