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Why Turkey on Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving Day, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday in November (this year falling on Thursday, November 28), is a major American holiday originating in 1621, where the first shared meal between newly arrived European colonists at Plymouth, Massachusetts, known as Pilgrims, and the native Wampanoag people took place. Today, the … »
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Election Day 2024

The presidential election, as well as many other federal, state, and local elections, will be held on Tuesday, November 5. Early voting and mail-in voting is an option in many states (see here for a breakdown of which ones); in New York, early voting lasts from October 26 — November … »
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Columbus Day 2024

Columbus Day is observed annually on the second Monday in October, and commemorates the historical figure Christopher Columbus, the navigator from Genoa, Italy widely discussed as “discovering” the Americas in his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, which sparked European interest in the area. Check out our previous articles on … »
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Constitution Day 2024

The United States Constitution is not only one of the nation’s most essential foundational documents (alongside the Declaration of Independence), it is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government, detailing the supreme law of the land and emphasizing that the ultimate purpose of the U.S. government is to serve … »
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