7 Interesting Thanksgiving Facts
5. The date was once changed
President Franklin D. Roosevelt once decided to change the Thanksgiving holiday to the third Thursday in November instead of the fourth one. He felt that doing so would increase the Christmas shopping by a week and could potentially boost the economy. However, the desired effect didn’t happen, and there was quite a lot of confusion amongst a few states, so the Thanksgiving holiday went back to being on the fourth Thursday of November in a couple of years again.
6. No forks at the first Thanksgiving!
Forks weren’t invented till 10 years after the first Thanksgiving dinner. This means that the Pilgrims only used spoons and knives during that dinner. Forks only became popular around the 18th century.
7. TV Dinners started because of Thanksgiving
In 1953, Swanson had miscalculated the amount of Turkey that would be sold that season, and eventually was left with an extra 260 tons! A smart soul saved the day by suggesting that it should be repackaged in aluminum trays and served with sides such as sweet potatoes etc., and thus, TV dinners were born!
These interesting facts will surely make up for great conversation during your Thanksgiving meals this holiday. Impress your friends with the trivia, increase the knowledge of your kids, and earn the reputation of a Thanksgiving Superstar!
