On the third Thursday in November, most Americans gather around the table with their families, and fill their plates with turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing-but why? Encyclopedia Britannica's Kurt Heintz explores the true history that lies beneath the myths and mysteries of this prevailing American custom. 

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