In observation of Thanksgiving, our offices are closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, 2022. On behalf of all of us at HH&K, we wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Small tidbit about Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.
Fun Facts
- The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 over a three day harvest festival.
- Did you know that Turkey wasn’t on the menu at the first Thanksgiving. Venison, duck, goose, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish were likely served, alongside pumpkins and cranberries.
- Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863. It took some convincing but Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who wrote “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” convinced Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday after writing letters for 17 years.
- The history of U.S. presidents pardoning turkeys is patchy. Harry Truman is often credited with being the first president to pardon a turkey, but that’s not quite true. He was the first to receive a ceremonial turkey from the National Turkey Federation – and he had it for dinner. John F. Kennedy was the first to let a Thanksgiving turkey go, followed by Richard Nixon who sent his turkey to a petting zoo. George H.W. Bush is the president who formalized the turkey pardoning tradition in 1989.