It Happened on a Monday| At Plymouth: Coming to Terms with the Myth

On August 2, 1921, U.S. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the tercentenary celebration at Plymouth, Massachusetts, the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims in North America.  But, wait a minute, didn’t the Pilgrims land at Plymouth in November of 1620? That’s why we celebrate Thanksgiving in November instead of August, right? A variety of myths have …