4320 http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850 en-us © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/resources/files/programs/100x100/13850.jpg http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850 100 100 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Sat, 21 Nov 09 04:00:00 -0700 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Sat, 21 Nov 09 10:00:00 -0700 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Sat, 21 Nov 09 16:00:00 -0700 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Sat, 21 Nov 09 22:00:00 -0700 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Thu, 26 Nov 09 04:00:00 -0700 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Thu, 26 Nov 09 10:00:00 -0700 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Thu, 26 Nov 09 16:00:00 -0700 Our first nationwide Thanksgiving in the United States took place at the end of the Revolutionary War when George Washington called for a Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. But it was only a one-time event. Join Burt Wolf and discover why it took until 1941 for Thanksgiving to be a federal holiday, how the bald eagle won out over the turkey as our national bird, and what stuffing our founding fathers preferred. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-101/rss Thu, 26 Nov 09 22:00:00 -0700 Every year Jews throughout the world light Hanukkah candles in memory of a miracle. In this program Burt Wolf uncovers the history of the holiday, visits the largest and most comprehensive collection of Hanukkah lamps in the world, explains why potato pancakes and doughnuts are served at Hanukkah and discovers the secret of the spinning dreidel. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss Sat, 12 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 Every year Jews throughout the world light Hanukkah candles in memory of a miracle. In this program Burt Wolf uncovers the history of the holiday, visits the largest and most comprehensive collection of Hanukkah lamps in the world, explains why potato pancakes and doughnuts are served at Hanukkah and discovers the secret of the spinning dreidel. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss Sat, 12 Dec 09 10:00:00 -0700 Every year Jews throughout the world light Hanukkah candles in memory of a miracle. In this program Burt Wolf uncovers the history of the holiday, visits the largest and most comprehensive collection of Hanukkah lamps in the world, explains why potato pancakes and doughnuts are served at Hanukkah and discovers the secret of the spinning dreidel. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss Sat, 12 Dec 09 16:00:00 -0700 Every year Jews throughout the world light Hanukkah candles in memory of a miracle. In this program Burt Wolf uncovers the history of the holiday, visits the largest and most comprehensive collection of Hanukkah lamps in the world, explains why potato pancakes and doughnuts are served at Hanukkah and discovers the secret of the spinning dreidel. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-102/rss Sat, 12 Dec 09 22:00:00 -0700 In the northern hemisphere, we celebrate Christmas at the coldest and darkest time of the year when the fields are barren. Accordingly, the central message of Christmas is "no matter how dark and how cold it looks now, light, warmth and growth will return". Join Burt Wolf and learn how the Christmas tree got indoors, what the First Lady is doing for the holidays, how department stores create their magical windows and what Santa has to say about all of this. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-103/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-103/rss Sat, 19 Dec 09 04:00:00 -0700 In the northern hemisphere, we celebrate Christmas at the coldest and darkest time of the year when the fields are barren. Accordingly, the central message of Christmas is "no matter how dark and how cold it looks now, light, warmth and growth will return". Join Burt Wolf and learn how the Christmas tree got indoors, what the First Lady is doing for the holidays, how department stores create their magical windows and what Santa has to say about all of this. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-103/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-103/rss Sat, 19 Dec 09 10:00:00 -0700 In the northern hemisphere, we celebrate Christmas at the coldest and darkest time of the year when the fields are barren. Accordingly, the central message of Christmas is "no matter how dark and how cold it looks now, light, warmth and growth will return". Join Burt Wolf and learn how the Christmas tree got indoors, what the First Lady is doing for the holidays, how department stores create their magical windows and what Santa has to say about all of this. http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-103/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/content/index.cfm/program/13850-103/rss Sat, 19 Dec 09 16:00:00 -0700