Historian Debunks the Most Common Thanksgiving Lies | Melanie Kirkpatrick
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The History of Thanksgiving Day Football
The first American football game was played by princeton and ruckers in 18 69. The detroit shot tigers were the first team to play thanksgiving daya game, which they still play. And now there's a third team, which i think changes every year, that that plays. Ministers and rabbis and others complained that it took diverted attention from the true meaning of the day. But you know, i, i think we can have turkey and thanks and football and gratitudeall in the same day. We can multitasker.
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