THANKSGIVING

FACTS

• The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving
• The Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to get to the Northern America
• They sailed on a ship to America called the Mayflower
• It wasnt until 1941 that the congress made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
• 91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving

FACTS

• Turkeys were one of the first animals located in America
• In the US about 280 million turkeys are used for Thanksgiving
• It is predicted that turkeys have roamed the Earth from longer than 10 million years ago
• Pilgrims first started celebrating Thanksgiving at the end of November
• Thanksgiving was meant to be a religious holiday

FACTS

• Thanksgiving football games first started with Princeton in 1876
• Americans eat about 535 million turkeys in Thanksgiving
• The average wieght of a turkey used for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds
• Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird for the US
• Did you know that turkeys can have heart attacks?