"This is Thanksgiving, a time to remember the friendships and freedoms
we all share together."
The Pilgrims embarked on their legendary Mayflower voyage in 1620 in
search of religious freedom and a better life. The settlers were
unprepared for the hardships they would face at the end of their
journey, but with the help of their neighbor Indians, the Pilgrims
survived the first year in their new world. Then, when their fall
harvest was plentiful, the Pilgrims and the Indians joined together in a
three-day celebration, the first Thanksgiving.