The very first Thanksgiving happened almost 400 years ago – long before the nation was born. How did it evolve into America’s quintessential national holiday? Credit largely goes to two people – one, a name you know; the other, you’ve probably never heard – but should. Melanie Kirkpatrick, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, gives us the run-down on how a harvest party between Pilgrims and Indians became our oldest national tradition.
By Illinois ReviewVoter enthusiasm in the Illinois Republican U.S. Senate primary has collapsed into outright apathy, and the numbers should alarm anyone who cares about breaking Democratic control...
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