The document provides a brief history of Thanksgiving. It explains that the Pilgrims traveled from England to America on the Mayflower and were helped by Native Americans who taught them how to farm corn, hunt, and fish. In the autumn, the Pilgrims and Native Americans had a big harvest celebration where they ate food together and the Pilgrims expressed gratitude for their new home and friends. It notes that today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November by having meals with family and giving thanks.