168 reactions · 57 shares | The Pilgrims' seminal and oft-misunderstood journey across the Atlantic 400 years ago profoundly shaped American and world history. Check your local station for THE PILGRIMS, beginning Thu Nov 19 → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/pilgrims | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

7.5K views · 152 reactions | Edward Winslow reported that the Plymouth colonists prepared to “rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors.” It'd later be called "the first Thanksgiving." Watch THE PILGRIMS, now streaming → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/pilgrims | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

In the fall of 1621, English settlers planned a feast to celebrate a successful corn harvest. No one at the time called it Thanksgiving, but this humble gathering would later be recast as one of the defining moments in American history. | American Experience | PBS