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The True Story of the First Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today. Premieres 11/24 on PBS

Aired 11/24/2015 | Rating NR

American Experience

The True Story of the First Thanksgiving

Clip: Season 27 Episode 10 | 2m 58s

The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today. Premieres 11/24 on PBS

The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today -- in fact, the Pilgrims didn't even call it "thanksgiving." "The Pilgrims" premieres Tuesday, November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience.

Aired 11/24/2015 | Rating NR

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Overboard on the Mayflower

Mayflower passenger John Howland almost didn't make it to the New World. Premieres 11/24. (1m 31s)

The Pilgrims Chapter 1

Video has Closed Captions

Watch the first chapter from "The Pilgrims" premiering November 24 at 8/7c on PBS. (6m 18s)

The Pilgrims Preview

In the early 1600s, a group of religious radicals left for the New World. Premieres 11/24 (30s)

The Pilgrims Trailer

The challenges the Pilgrims faced still resonate centuries later. Premieres 11/24 on PBS. (3m 15s)

A Quote from William Bradford, from The Pilgrims

The longtime governor of Plymouth Colony, William Bradford wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation" (1m 58s)

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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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