Thanksgiving
The Woman Who Invented the Green Bean Casserole
Dorcas Reilly came up with the iconic American dish in the 1950s
How an Unremarkable 'Brunch in the Forest' Turned Into the Thanksgiving We Know
A new Sidedoor podcast dives into the holiday's origins
The Science Behind Decorative Gourd Season
Gourds are the runts of their family of fruits, too tough and bitter to eat, but they remain one of the most popular crops of fall
The Pilgrims Weren't the First to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Virginia has a claim to an earlier Christian Thanksgiving celebration
The First Thanksgiving Parades Were Riots
The Fantastics parades were occasions of sometimes-violent revelry
The True Story Behind Plymouth Rock
Curator Larry Bird weighs in on the significance of Plymouth Rock—and the two pieces in the Smithsonian collections
Presidents From Lincoln to FDR Kept the Thanksgiving Tradition Going
Lincoln started the process of making it a federal holiday in 1863, crystallizing something that had been around since the days of the Pilgrims
How Marshmallow-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole Became a Thanksgiving Classic
Sweet potato pudding has been a part of American cuisine for a century
Why Don't We Eat Turkey Tails?
The strange story speaks volumes about our globalized food system—you'll be surprised where the unwanted parts end up
Researchers Dig Into the Juicy History of Taming the Turkey
Archaeologists talk turkey in two recent studies
The Plymouth Hero You Should Really Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Without Edward Winslow, we probably wouldn’t even be celebrating the holiday
What Pilgrims Heard When They Arrived in America
They came to America seeking religious freedom, but what did their prayers, and those of the local Native Americans, sound like?
Your Thanksgiving Turkey Is a Quintessentially American Bird: An Immigrant
The turkeys common on U.S. tables descended from a Mexican species and were originally bred for Maya rituals
Five Ways to Reinvent Traditional Thanksgiving Dishes
Why have plain old pumpkin pie when you could be eating a pumpkin-filled chocolate balloon?
Beyond the Butternut: A Guide to Selecting a Great Winter Squash
They all taste great with a simple bake in the oven, but each has some characteristics that make it unique
How to Have the Most Sustainable Thanksgiving Ever
Traditions and turkey don't have to be incompatible with Earth-friendly practices
Shopping on Black Friday Makes You Feel Like a Well-Loved Warrior
A powerful cocktail of social bonding and competitive adventure will compel more than 95 million people to hit the stores on one day
The Architecture of the Hunger Games' Horns of Plenty
What inspired the architectural object at the center of the Hunger Games arena?
Pardoned Turkeys Spend a Night in a Hotel First
After an evening in a $350 hotel room, today President Obama will spare the birds from the butcher's block
The 17th-Century English Who Settled in the Southern U.S. Had Very Little to be Thankful For
Indentured servants, these immigrants suffered through malnutrition and horrible conditions upon arriving in America
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