Huzzah, huzzah!!!!  Now maybe Art Buchwald will modify his annual story to
"Le jour donne merci, y'all".

Randy Cabell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyle E. Browning" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: The First Virginia Thanksgiving


> The Thanksgiving at Berkeley Plantation was
> recognized as the first in the USA by none
> other than President John F. Kennedy of Mass.
> One might surmise that there had to be
> considerable to overwhelming evidence for him
> to overturn conventional Pilgrim related
> Turkeyday in his state.
>
> Not that it made one whit of difference as
> the schoolbooks and popular illustrations
> including our own Richmond Times-Dispatch
> still put Pilgrim attire as the norm.
>
> Also, I think that more than 10% were killed
> at Berkeley in 1622, but I'd need to look it
> up to be more certain. Has anyone any better
> figures on the overall percentage, but I'd
> thought it was at least in the 40% range.
>
> Lyle
>
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