How today's traditional Thanksgiving meal came to be

We all agree that a traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes things like turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie, but why do we eat these foods on Thanksgiving?

First up: the big bird on the table. You might assume it's because the pilgrims ate turkey on the first Thanksgiving. First-hand accounts of that event don't mention turkey, but they were common in the area.

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