---
title: A Brief History of Thanksgiving - Garlic Style
description: Happy Thanksgiving 2016 to all of our Screaming Garlic Clients, Partners and Friends. Here's a brief look at the history of Thanksgiving, garlic style.
---

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# [A Brief History of Thanksgiving - Garlic Style](https://blog.screaminggarlic.com/a-brief-history-of-thanksgiving-garlic-style)

 Written by [Michael Klausner](https://blog.screaminggarlic.com/author/michael-klausner) | Nov 23, 2016 6:26:22 PM

Happy Thanksgiving! This is one of the great American holidays and we all have so much to be thankful for on this coming Thursday. Not just for the sales that you will be bombarded with thanks to many of us in the digital marketing and advertising space, BUT for something even greater - freedom, liberty and peace!

As a gift to you we created an infographic detailing the beginnings of this holiday from its roots in oppression to our current status of gratitude. Hope you enjoy this short, somewhat historic overview. 

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