Happy Thanksgiving Day America

To avoid all possible confrontation, understand that this post is for
Americans only. If you are not American and/or anti-American then please do
not read any further and completely disregard this posting.





The Pilgrims and America's First Thanksgiving:

The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America, were fleeing
religious prosecution in their native England. In 1609 a group of Pilgrims
left England for the religious freedom in Holland where they lived and
prospered. After a few years their children were speaking Dutch and had
become attached to the Dutch way of life. This worried the Pilgrims. They
considered the Dutch frivolous and their ideas a threat to their children's
education and morality.

So they decided to leave Holland and travel to the New World. Their trip was
financed by a group of English investors, the Merchant Adventurers. It was
agreed that the Pilgrims would be given passage and supplies in exchange for
their working for their backers for 7 years.

On Sept. 6, 1620 the Pilgrims set sail for the New World on a ship called
the Mayflower. They sailed from Plymouth, England and aboard were 44
Pilgrims, who called themselves the "Saints", and 66 others, whom the
Pilgrims called the "Strangers."

The long trip was cold and damp and took 65 days. Since there was the danger
of fire on the wooden ship, the food had to be eaten cold. Many passengers
became sick and one person died by the time land was sighted on November
10th.

The long trip led to many disagreements between the "Saints" and the
"Strangers". After land was sighted a meeting was held and an agreement was
worked out, called the Mayflower Compact, which guaranteed equality and
unified the two groups. They joined together and named themselves the
"Pilgrims."

Although they had first sighted land off Cape Cod they did not settle until
they arrived at Plymouth, which had been named by Captain John Smith in
1614. It was there that the Pilgrims decide to settle. Plymouth offered an
excellent harbor. A large brook offered a resource for fish. The Pilgrims
biggest concern was attack by the local Native American Indians. But the
Patuxets were a peaceful group and did not prove to be a threat.

The first winter was devastating to the Pilgrims. The cold, snow and sleet
was exceptionally heavy, interfering with the workers as they tried to
construct their settlement. March brought warmer weather and the health of
the Pilgrims improved, but many had died during the long winter. Of the 110
Pilgrims and crew who left England, less that 50 survived the first winter.

On March 16, 1621 , what was to become an important event took place, an
Indian brave walked into the Plymouth settlement. The Pilgrims were
frightened until the Indian called out "Welcome" (in English!).
His name was Samoset and he was an Abnaki Indian. He had learned English
from the captains of fishing boats that had sailed off the coast. After
staying the night Samoset left the next day. He soon returned with another
Indian named Squanto who spoke better English than Samoset. Squanto told the
Pilgrims of his voyages across the ocean and his visits to England and
Spain. It was in England where he had learned English.

Squanto's importance to the Pilgrims was enormous and it can be said that
they would not have survived without his help. It was Squanto who taught the
Pilgrims how to tap the maple trees for sap. He taught them which plants
were poisonous and which had medicinal powers. He taught them how to plant
the Indian corn by heaping the earth into low mounds with several seeds and
fish in each mound. The decaying fish fertilized the corn. He also taught
them to plant other crops with the corn.

The harvest in October was very successful and the Pilgrims found themselves
with enough food to put away for the winter. There was corn, fruits and
vegetables, fish to be packed in salt, and meat to be cured over smoky
fires.

The Pilgrims had much to celebrate, they had built homes in the wilderness,
they had raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming
winter, they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. They had beaten the
odds and it was time to celebrate.

The Pilgrim Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving to be
shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native Americans. They
invited Squanto and the other Indians to join them in their celebration.
Their chief, Massasoit, and 90 braves came to the celebration which lasted
for 3 days. They played games, ran races, marched and played drums. The
Indians demonstrated their skills with the bow and arrow and the Pilgrims
demonstrated their musket skills. Exactly when the festival took place is
uncertain, but it is believed the celebration took place in mid-October.

The following year the Pilgrims harvest was not as bountiful, as they were
still unused to growing the corn. During the year they had also shared their
stored food with newcomers and the Pilgrims ran short of food.
The 3rd year brought a spring and summer that was hot and dry with the crops
dying in the fields. Governor Bradford ordered a day of fasting and prayer,
and it was soon thereafter that the rain came. To celebrate - November 29th
of that year was proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. This date is believed to
be the real true beginning of the present day Thanksgiving Day.

The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest,
continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770's) a
day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress.

In 1817 New York State had adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By
the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a
Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day
of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day
proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as
the holiday.



God Bless America.

SST wrote:
To avoid all possible confrontation, understand that this post is for
Americans only. If you are not American and/or anti-American then
please do not read any further and completely disregard this posting.

Just dont post this crap, *#&&$*^#*#

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The Pilgrims and America's First Thanksgiving:

The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America, were
fleeing
religious prosecution in their native England. In 1609 a group of Pilgrims
left England for the religious freedom in Holland where they lived and
prospered. After a few years their children were speaking Dutch and had
become attached to the Dutch way of life. This worried the Pilgrims. They
considered the Dutch frivolous and their ideas a threat to their
children's
education and morality.

So they decided to leave Holland and travel to the New World. Their trip
was
financed by a group of English investors, the Merchant Adventurers. It was
agreed that the Pilgrims would be given passage and supplies in exchange
for
their working for their backers for 7 years.

On Sept. 6, 1620 the Pilgrims set sail for the New World on a ship called
the Mayflower. They sailed from Plymouth, England and aboard were 44
Pilgrims, who called themselves the "Saints", and 66 others, whom the
Pilgrims called the "Strangers."

The long trip was cold and damp and took 65 days. Since there was the
danger
of fire on the wooden ship, the food had to be eaten cold. Many passengers
became sick and one person died by the time land was sighted on November
10th.

The long trip led to many disagreements between the "Saints" and the
"Strangers". After land was sighted a meeting was held and an agreement
was
worked out, called the Mayflower Compact, which guaranteed equality and
unified the two groups. They joined together and named themselves the
"Pilgrims."

Although they had first sighted land off Cape Cod they did not settle
until
they arrived at Plymouth, which had been named by Captain John Smith in
1614. It was there that the Pilgrims decide to settle. Plymouth offered an
excellent harbor. A large brook offered a resource for fish. The Pilgrims
biggest concern was attack by the local Native American Indians. But the
Patuxets were a peaceful group and did not prove to be a threat.

The first winter was devastating to the Pilgrims. The cold, snow and sleet
was exceptionally heavy, interfering with the workers as they tried to
construct their settlement. March brought warmer weather and the health of
the Pilgrims improved, but many had died during the long winter. Of the
110
Pilgrims and crew who left England, less that 50 survived the first
winter.

On March 16, 1621 , what was to become an important event took place, an
Indian brave walked into the Plymouth settlement. The Pilgrims were
frightened until the Indian called out "Welcome" (in English!).
His name was Samoset and he was an Abnaki Indian. He had learned English
from the captains of fishing boats that had sailed off the coast. After
staying the night Samoset left the next day. He soon returned with another
Indian named Squanto who spoke better English than Samoset. Squanto told
the
Pilgrims of his voyages across the ocean and his visits to England and
Spain. It was in England where he had learned English.

Squanto's importance to the Pilgrims was enormous and it can be said that
they would not have survived without his help. It was Squanto who taught
the
Pilgrims how to tap the maple trees for sap. He taught them which plants
were poisonous and which had medicinal powers. He taught them how to plant
the Indian corn by heaping the earth into low mounds with several seeds
and
fish in each mound. The decaying fish fertilized the corn. He also taught
them to plant other crops with the corn.

The harvest in October was very successful and the Pilgrims found
themselves
with enough food to put away for the winter. There was corn, fruits and
vegetables, fish to be packed in salt, and meat to be cured over smoky
fires.

The Pilgrims had much to celebrate, they had built homes in the
wilderness,
they had raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming
winter, they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. They had beaten
the
odds and it was time to celebrate.

The Pilgrim Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving to
be
shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native Americans. They
invited Squanto and the other Indians to join them in their celebration.
Their chief, Massasoit, and 90 braves came to the celebration which lasted
for 3 days. They played games, ran races, marched and played drums. The
Indians demonstrated their skills with the bow and arrow and the Pilgrims
demonstrated their musket skills. Exactly when the festival took place is
uncertain, but it is believed the celebration took place in mid-October.

The following year the Pilgrims harvest was not as bountiful, as they were
still unused to growing the corn. During the year they had also shared
their
stored food with newcomers and the Pilgrims ran short of food.
The 3rd year brought a spring and summer that was hot and dry with the
crops
dying in the fields. Governor Bradford ordered a day of fasting and
prayer,
and it was soon thereafter that the rain came. To celebrate - November
29th
of that year was proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. This date is believed
to
be the real true beginning of the present day Thanksgiving Day.

The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest,
continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770's)
a
day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress.

In 1817 New York State had adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom.
By
the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a
Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national
day
of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day
proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as
the holiday.



God Bless America.


As a born American, raised American and (in my own humble opinion) a damn
proud American I read you post and was left with one overwhelming question.
What the **** does any of that have to do with overclocking?

Hank

"Hank" wrote in message
gy.com...

"SST" wrote in message
et...
To avoid all possible confrontation, understand that this post is for
Americans only. If you are not American and/or anti-American then please
do
not read any further and completely disregard this posting.





The Pilgrims and America's First Thanksgiving:

The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America, were
fleeing
religious prosecution in their native England. In 1609 a group of
Pilgrims
left England for the religious freedom in Holland where they lived and
prospered. After a few years their children were speaking Dutch and had
become attached to the Dutch way of life. This worried the Pilgrims.
They
considered the Dutch frivolous and their ideas a threat to their
children's
education and morality.

So they decided to leave Holland and travel to the New World. Their trip
was
financed by a group of English investors, the Merchant Adventurers. It
was
agreed that the Pilgrims would be given passage and supplies in exchange
for
their working for their backers for 7 years.

On Sept. 6, 1620 the Pilgrims set sail for the New World on a ship
called
the Mayflower. They sailed from Plymouth, England and aboard were 44
Pilgrims, who called themselves the "Saints", and 66 others, whom the
Pilgrims called the "Strangers."

The long trip was cold and damp and took 65 days. Since there was the
danger
of fire on the wooden ship, the food had to be eaten cold. Many
passengers
became sick and one person died by the time land was sighted on November
10th.

The long trip led to many disagreements between the "Saints" and the
"Strangers". After land was sighted a meeting was held and an agreement
was
worked out, called the Mayflower Compact, which guaranteed equality and
unified the two groups. They joined together and named themselves the
"Pilgrims."

Although they had first sighted land off Cape Cod they did not settle
until
they arrived at Plymouth, which had been named by Captain John Smith in
1614. It was there that the Pilgrims decide to settle. Plymouth offered
an
excellent harbor. A large brook offered a resource for fish. The
Pilgrims
biggest concern was attack by the local Native American Indians. But the
Patuxets were a peaceful group and did not prove to be a threat.

The first winter was devastating to the Pilgrims. The cold, snow and
sleet
was exceptionally heavy, interfering with the workers as they tried to
construct their settlement. March brought warmer weather and the health
of
the Pilgrims improved, but many had died during the long winter. Of the
110
Pilgrims and crew who left England, less that 50 survived the first
winter.

On March 16, 1621 , what was to become an important event took place, an
Indian brave walked into the Plymouth settlement. The Pilgrims were
frightened until the Indian called out "Welcome" (in English!).
His name was Samoset and he was an Abnaki Indian. He had learned English
from the captains of fishing boats that had sailed off the coast. After
staying the night Samoset left the next day. He soon returned with
another
Indian named Squanto who spoke better English than Samoset. Squanto told
the
Pilgrims of his voyages across the ocean and his visits to England and
Spain. It was in England where he had learned English.

Squanto's importance to the Pilgrims was enormous and it can be said
that
they would not have survived without his help. It was Squanto who taught
the
Pilgrims how to tap the maple trees for sap. He taught them which plants
were poisonous and which had medicinal powers. He taught them how to
plant
the Indian corn by heaping the earth into low mounds with several seeds
and
fish in each mound. The decaying fish fertilized the corn. He also
taught
them to plant other crops with the corn.

The harvest in October was very successful and the Pilgrims found
themselves
with enough food to put away for the winter. There was corn, fruits and
vegetables, fish to be packed in salt, and meat to be cured over smoky
fires.

The Pilgrims had much to celebrate, they had built homes in the
wilderness,
they had raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming
winter, they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. They had beaten
the
odds and it was time to celebrate.

The Pilgrim Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving
to
be
shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native Americans. They
invited Squanto and the other Indians to join them in their celebration.
Their chief, Massasoit, and 90 braves came to the celebration which
lasted
for 3 days. They played games, ran races, marched and played drums. The
Indians demonstrated their skills with the bow and arrow and the
Pilgrims
demonstrated their musket skills. Exactly when the festival took place
is
uncertain, but it is believed the celebration took place in mid-October.

The following year the Pilgrims harvest was not as bountiful, as they
were
still unused to growing the corn. During the year they had also shared
their
stored food with newcomers and the Pilgrims ran short of food.
The 3rd year brought a spring and summer that was hot and dry with the
crops
dying in the fields. Governor Bradford ordered a day of fasting and
prayer,
and it was soon thereafter that the rain came. To celebrate - November
29th
of that year was proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. This date is believed
to
be the real true beginning of the present day Thanksgiving Day.

The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the
harvest,
continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late
1770's)
a
day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress.

In 1817 New York State had adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom.
By
the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a
Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national
day
of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day
proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November
as
the holiday.



God Bless America.


As a born American, raised American and (in my own humble opinion) a damn
proud American I read you post and was left with one overwhelming
question.
What the **** does any of that have to do with overclocking?

Hank



Absolutely nothing.

Its simply a gesture of good will and prayer amongst men and women on a
thankful day.

It belongs here as much as any other post. If you can't see that then you
need to learn more about life my friend.


God Bless.

"fish" wrote in message
et...

"Hank" wrote in message
gy.com...

"SST" wrote in message
et...
To avoid all possible confrontation, understand that this post is for
Americans only. If you are not American and/or anti-American then
please
do
not read any further and completely disregard this posting.





The Pilgrims and America's First Thanksgiving:

The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America, were
fleeing
religious prosecution in their native England. In 1609 a group of
Pilgrims
left England for the religious freedom in Holland where they lived and
prospered. After a few years their children were speaking Dutch and
had
become attached to the Dutch way of life. This worried the Pilgrims.
They
considered the Dutch frivolous and their ideas a threat to their
children's
education and morality.

So they decided to leave Holland and travel to the New World. Their
trip
was
financed by a group of English investors, the Merchant Adventurers. It
was
agreed that the Pilgrims would be given passage and supplies in
exchange
for
their working for their backers for 7 years.

On Sept. 6, 1620 the Pilgrims set sail for the New World on a ship
called
the Mayflower. They sailed from Plymouth, England and aboard were 44
Pilgrims, who called themselves the "Saints", and 66 others, whom the
Pilgrims called the "Strangers."

The long trip was cold and damp and took 65 days. Since there was the
danger
of fire on the wooden ship, the food had to be eaten cold. Many
passengers
became sick and one person died by the time land was sighted on
November
10th.

The long trip led to many disagreements between the "Saints" and the
"Strangers". After land was sighted a meeting was held and an
agreement
was
worked out, called the Mayflower Compact, which guaranteed equality
and
unified the two groups. They joined together and named themselves the
"Pilgrims."

Although they had first sighted land off Cape Cod they did not settle
until
they arrived at Plymouth, which had been named by Captain John Smith
in
1614. It was there that the Pilgrims decide to settle. Plymouth
offered
an
excellent harbor. A large brook offered a resource for fish. The
Pilgrims
biggest concern was attack by the local Native American Indians. But
the
Patuxets were a peaceful group and did not prove to be a threat.

The first winter was devastating to the Pilgrims. The cold, snow and
sleet
was exceptionally heavy, interfering with the workers as they tried to
construct their settlement. March brought warmer weather and the
health
of
the Pilgrims improved, but many had died during the long winter. Of
the
110
Pilgrims and crew who left England, less that 50 survived the first
winter.

On March 16, 1621 , what was to become an important event took place,
an
Indian brave walked into the Plymouth settlement. The Pilgrims were
frightened until the Indian called out "Welcome" (in English!).
His name was Samoset and he was an Abnaki Indian. He had learned
English
from the captains of fishing boats that had sailed off the coast.
After
staying the night Samoset left the next day. He soon returned with
another
Indian named Squanto who spoke better English than Samoset. Squanto
told
the
Pilgrims of his voyages across the ocean and his visits to England and
Spain. It was in England where he had learned English.

Squanto's importance to the Pilgrims was enormous and it can be said
that
they would not have survived without his help. It was Squanto who
taught
the
Pilgrims how to tap the maple trees for sap. He taught them which
plants
were poisonous and which had medicinal powers. He taught them how to
plant
the Indian corn by heaping the earth into low mounds with several
seeds
and
fish in each mound. The decaying fish fertilized the corn. He also
taught
them to plant other crops with the corn.

The harvest in October was very successful and the Pilgrims found
themselves
with enough food to put away for the winter. There was corn, fruits
and
vegetables, fish to be packed in salt, and meat to be cured over smoky
fires.

The Pilgrims had much to celebrate, they had built homes in the
wilderness,
they had raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming
winter, they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. They had
beaten
the
odds and it was time to celebrate.

The Pilgrim Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving
to
be
shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native Americans. They
invited Squanto and the other Indians to join them in their
celebration.
Their chief, Massasoit, and 90 braves came to the celebration which
lasted
for 3 days. They played games, ran races, marched and played drums.
The
Indians demonstrated their skills with the bow and arrow and the
Pilgrims
demonstrated their musket skills. Exactly when the festival took place
is
uncertain, but it is believed the celebration took place in
mid-October.

The following year the Pilgrims harvest was not as bountiful, as they
were
still unused to growing the corn. During the year they had also shared
their
stored food with newcomers and the Pilgrims ran short of food.
The 3rd year brought a spring and summer that was hot and dry with the
crops
dying in the fields. Governor Bradford ordered a day of fasting and
prayer,
and it was soon thereafter that the rain came. To celebrate - November
29th
of that year was proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. This date is
believed
to
be the real true beginning of the present day Thanksgiving Day.

The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the
harvest,
continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late
1770's)
a
day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental
Congress.

In 1817 New York State had adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual
custom.
By
the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a
Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a
national
day
of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving
Day
proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November
as
the holiday.



God Bless America.


As a born American, raised American and (in my own humble opinion) a
damn
proud American I read you post and was left with one overwhelming
question.
What the **** does any of that have to do with overclocking?

Hank



Absolutely nothing.

Its simply a gesture of good will and prayer amongst men and women on a
thankful day.

It belongs here as much as any other post. If you can't see that then you
need to learn more about life my friend.


God Bless.




Or so I assume?!

Oh well, drink and be merry :-)

SST wrote:
To avoid all possible confrontation, understand that this post is for
Americans only. If you are not American and/or anti-American then
please do not read any further and completely disregard this posting.

Next time, just add "Distribution: us" to your headers...

--
*Art

Hank wrote:

As a born American, raised American and (in my own humble opinion) a
damn proud American I read you post and was left with one
overwhelming question. What the **** does any of that have to do with
overclocking?

It's easy to overcook a turkey. Oh. Overclock. Ehrm.

--
*Art

"fish" wrote in message
et...
snip


As a born American, raised American and (in my own humble opinion) a
damn
proud American I read you post and was left with one overwhelming
question.
What the **** does any of that have to do with overclocking?

Hank



Absolutely nothing.

Its simply a gesture of good will and prayer amongst men and women on a
thankful day.

It belongs here as much as any other post. If you can't see that then
you
need to learn more about life my friend.

No it doesn't and its against the rules and you need to learn somrthing.

Try reading the FAQ.

The Official Usenet FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/usenet/

We have people from all over the world in this group and it would br
terrible if they all posted their holidays.

Lane









God Bless.




Or so I assume?!

Oh well, drink and be merry :-)

"Lane Lewis" wrote in message
.. .

"fish" wrote in message
et...
snip


As a born American, raised American and (in my own humble opinion) a
damn
proud American I read you post and was left with one overwhelming
question.
What the **** does any of that have to do with overclocking?

Hank



Absolutely nothing.

Its simply a gesture of good will and prayer amongst men and women on
a
thankful day.

It belongs here as much as any other post. If you can't see that then
you
need to learn more about life my friend.

No it doesn't and its against the rules and you need to learn somrthing.

Try reading the FAQ.

The Official Usenet FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/usenet/

We have people from all over the world in this group and it would br
terrible if they all posted their holidays.

Lane









God Bless.




Or so I assume?!

Oh well, drink and be merry :-)






Hummm, I wasn't aware this was a moderated newsgroup.
Hummmm, Oh it isn't!

The FAQ is a meaningless document written by someone not any more or less
important then me. I'm sure you won't see it that way but it is.

I didn't see anything wring with the original posting. Its was patriotic in
a sense and from my observations, this newsgroup is mostly, more like
overwhelmingly, American. Like anyone else, I could have ignored it but I
didn't, I read it and though it was nice.

Not sure where you are from but if someone had posted something about your
country, I would have happily read it and learned.

Maybe you need to grow up a little.

"fish" wrote in message
et...
snip



Hummm, I wasn't aware this was a moderated newsgroup.
Hummmm, Oh it isn't!

The FAQ is a meaningless document written by someone not any more or less
important then me. I'm sure you won't see it that way but it is.

I didn't see anything wring with the original posting. Its was patriotic
in
a sense and from my observations, this newsgroup is mostly, more like
overwhelmingly, American. Like anyone else, I could have ignored it but I
didn't, I read it and though it was nice.

Not sure where you are from but if someone had posted something about your
country, I would have happily read it and learned.

Maybe you need to grow up a little.

Detriot Mich. Out of respect for the internatioanls that post here I suggest
we keep our heitage to a minimum in this group.

Lane