The Real Story of Thanksgiving Is A Bit of A Bummer

The US celebration of Thanksgiving is traditionally a time for fun, family and friendship. Unfortunately, the historical Thanksgiving may not have been so great. In 1621, European colonists and local indigenous American people, the Wampanoags, came together to share food (And probably not turkey, more likely some oysters and dried meat). But the peace was a strained one, and in the years that followed, war broke out several times, including the very bloody King Philip's War of 1675, only 50 years later. What's more, the Puritans would have hated today's Thanksgiving and its fun - they preferred sober prayer!