View History Of Thanksgiving Background. Learn the history and origin of thanksgiving day, including the symbols related to the holiday and facts about the presidential proclamation. Find out which traditional recipes weren't served at the first thanksgiving celebration.

Pilgrims sailed to america from holland to escape religious persecution.

Thanksgiving is a celebration that comes once in a year and celebrated on fourth thursday of november month. In the hope of a better life, they took the help of a london stock company to move out to america and set. What is the history behind thanksgiving? The first thanksgiving at plymouth, 1914, by jennie augusta brownscombe.credit.barney burstein/corbis/vcg, via getty images.