Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate gave thanks after crossing into what is now Texas in 1598,23 years before the Pilgrims’ feastMillions of Americans will gather around the dinner table on Thursday to mark a national holiday that originates from a 1621 autumn feast in Plymouth. But the first American Thanksgiving actually took position 2400 miles absent, in what is now Texas, and in April 1598. And no one ate turkey.
At least,thats what they tell you in El Paso. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com