It was also the first year in which Disney had a presence, debuting several balloons including Mickey Mouse. 1936 Father Knickerbocker balloon at the 1936 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Portrait of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. Universal History Archive / Getty Images In September of 1620, a group of around 100 people boarded the Mayflower and set ...

Artist Jennie Augusta Brownscombe painted this work, The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth, in 1914. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images Preparation and leftovers looked a little different ...

Thanksgiving is not only a holiday to give thanks and express gratitude, but it also dates back to U.S. history. Learn more about when the first Thanksgiving took place.

Still, that feast wasn't called "Thanksgiving." “For the Pilgrims, the first day that they designated as a ‘thanksgiving’ was in July of 1623, when they called the thanksgiving in thanks for ...

President George Washington aimed to unify the country with his first Thanksgiving message. Getty Images Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino. On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington ...