Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s. Puritans wanted the English Protestant ...

The colonial origins of Thanksgiving (or what many natives often refer to as Thankskilling or Thankstaking) is not something ...

Thanksgiving is celebrated with traditional feasts, but it also carries a controversial history tied to colonization and the ...

George Washington,” a 1863 engraving after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, measures 7 3/8 inches by 5 3/8 inches, from ...

Religion News Service columnist discusses Texas' newly adopted rules for teaching about the Bible in public schools.

An early example of Pilgrim respect for the humanity of Native Americans came from the pen of Edward Winslow. Winslow was one ...

Michael L. Carrafiello is Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio. He holds a B. A. from Rollins College (Honors), and ...

Life in the “New Word” is markedly different since the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock more than 400 years ago. Since then, ...

The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the last Thursday in November a day of "thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent ...