Professor Disputes 1st Thanksgiving
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL-November 27, 2002 — You know that story about the first Thanksgiving? The one with the Pilgrims and the Indians in Massachusetts?Well, forget it – at least according to a University of Florida history Professor Michael Gannon says historical records prove it was the Spanish and not the Pilgrims who first celebrated Thanksgiving in the New World.
That would have been 56 years before the Pilgrims in Plymouth. Of
course, that's a little hard for some folks to swallow. Gannon says
in Massachusetts, he's known as "the Grinch who stole
Thanksgiving."
(Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
He says the
first Thanksgiving feast was in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565.
Last Updated: Nov 27, 2002
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