<p>An attempt at modest celebration during the longest battle on German territory during World War II ended badly.</p>
<p>When President Washington proclaimed the first Thanksgiving, the anti-Federalists complained it usurped States’ Rights</p>
<p><span class="body">Strictly speaking, the high-spirited gathering was a harvest festival, not a thanksgiving.</span></p>
<p>Why were 20 wounded American soldiers released on Thanksgiving in 1950, days before the Chinese attacked in Korea?</p>
<p>A menu for a 1779 New England Thanksgiving included dishes from turkey and venison to pumpkin pie.</p>
