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Bloomberg
Did Black Friday Set the Tone for Cyber Monday?
Nov.28 -- Cotter Cunningham, RetailMeNot chairman and chief executive officer, discusses Black Friday retail sales with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets."
Curated Video
Experts: Households Only, Virtual Thanksgiving Gatherings Are Best
CDC Thanksgiving guidelines include hosting gatherings outdoors, avoiding potlucks and shared items like condiments, and requiring masks.
Curated Video
Walmart And Sam's Club To Close Stores On Thanksgiving Day
Walmart has been open on Thanksgiving Day for over 30 years, but this year it's giving employees time to spend with family.
Curated Video
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade To Be Virtual Event Due To COVID-19
For the first time in nearly a century, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will be a virtual event.
Curated Video
Newsy's Latest Headlines
The Justice Department charges hackers in theft of coronavirus data, and Walmart will close for Thanksgiving Day.
Curated Video
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Back To Pre-Pandemic Shape
The 95th annual parade will wind through the streets of Manhattan again after the route was shortened and scaled down in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Curated Video
South Korea Accuses North Of Launching More Missiles
North Korea has launched 2 short-range projectiles toward Japan, South Korean military officials said Thursday.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Hong Kong Act a remarkable achievement says activist Wong
Pro democracy activist Joshua Wong says the Hong Kong Human rights Act signed by Donald Trump delivers a clear message to Beijing (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Target Will Close Stores On Thanksgiving Day
The retailer said, "This isn't a year for crowds."
Backstory Radio
Backstory Radio: Three Squares: Mealtime in America
Backstory Radio audio [51 min. 44 sec] segment of the story of mealtime in America in which the History Guys explore the evolution of what, when, and how we eat our meals.
Backstory Radio
Backstory Radio: American as Pumpkin Pie: A History of Thanksgiving
In this BackStory Radio episode, historian, James McWilliams, explores the evolution of Thanksgiving and how it has been celebrated, then and now. Audio and transcripts are provided.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Thanksgiving Holiday
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in the Plymouth Colony in 1621. Since then, it was celebrated in various ways and on different days. Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as a Day of Thanksgiving.
Other
Mental Floss: What's the Difference Between American and Canadian Thanksgiving?
This video offers a short explanation of the similarities and differences between the Canadian Thanksgiving and the American Thanksgiving. [2:42]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: How to Avoid "Food Failures" This Thanksgiving
Jeff Potter, the author of Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food discusses how to cook turkey successfully for a Thanksgiving meal and avoid a 'food failure.' Aired Nov. 22, 2013 [19:46 min]
Other
Reading Through History: What Is Thanksgiving?
This video provides a short history of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States of America, from its earliest origins, up through the 1940s, when its permanent spot on the calendar was established. [3:58]
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: National Museum of the American Indian: Invention of Thanksgiving
What is Thanksgiving? Find out in an interview with National Museum of the American Indian curator Paul Chaat Smith. [4:38]
A&E Television
History.com: Wwii Thanksgiving
Historian and author Don Miller discusses how one WWII battle before Thanksgiving would affect the homefront. [1:01] In the Battle of Tarawa (November 20-23, 1943) during World War II, the U.S. began its Central Pacific Campaign against...