What year did the first thanksgiving take place?

Their charter required that the day of landing be set aside as a day of thanksgiving both on that first date and every year after. This tradition died out due to the Indian Massacre of 1622, where many of the settlers were killed and most of the rest fled to Jamestown. read more

Why Virginia, Texas and Florida take issue with the Massachusetts claim to the first celebration by Beth Goulart, AARP Bulletin, November 2012 | Comments: 0 Myth: The first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth, Mass. read more

The First Thanksgiving for the Spanish settlers was in 1565. It was held in the subsequent state of Florida. The celebrations took place at St Augustine, which is the oldest, continuously inhabited city founded by the Europeans in the United States of America. read more