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First Thanksgiving in New England? Virginia Beat Them to It.

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Credit: The First Thanksgiving / Jean Louis Gerome Ferris

Here’s a little Thanksgiving trivia for your holiday table. The Pilgrims did not celebrate the first Thanksgiving. That’s a distinction claimed by Florida. Even Virginia has an earlier Thanksgiving than Massachusetts. Michael Pope has more.

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