Today in History: The First Thanksgiving Day Parade

THANKSGIVING DAY PARADES

While we sit down to watch the parade this morning, here’s another piece of holiday trivia for you. While everyone thinks of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (started in 1924) as the definitive Thanksgiving Day Parade, it was not the first one. That honor goes to the 1920 parade in Philadelphia sponsored by Gimbels Department story. This parade is still held every year but now it’s called the 6ABC Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade.