Thanksgiving

NEWSCAST: Black Friday Draws Thousands Out On Thanksgiving

Arianna Prothero — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:50:27 +0000

Hitting the malls on Thanksgiving night is becoming more common in South Florida. Stores are offering more than sales to entice shoppers away from the dinner table.

Details from WLRN-Miami Herald News.

Wild Turkeys Gobble Their Way To A Comeback

Bonny Wolf — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:54:14 +0000

Wild turkeys and buffalo have more in common than you might guess. Both were important as food for Native Americans and European settlers. And both were nearly obliterated.

There were a couple of reasons for the turkey's decline. In the early years of the U.S., there was no regulation, so people could shoot as many turkeys as they liked. And their forest habitat was cut down for farmland and heating fuel. Without trees, turkeys have nowhere to roost. So they began to disappear.

By the early 1900s, there were only about 30,000 wild turkeys left in the whole country.

An Unusual Friendship, Forged Over Thanksgiving

NPR Staff — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:48:37 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGnCvLPZm84

On Thanksgiving, Stores Serve Up A Side Of Shopping

Sonari Glinton — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:28:50 +0000

Gray Thursday may become the new Black Friday. Many big retailers have moved up the beginning of their shopping season, traditionally the Friday after Thanksgiving, to Thursday evening.

Brick-and-mortar retailers are feeling pressure from online retailers, which have given consumers an earlier shopping option.

"In the past, online retailers have had Thanksgiving Day all to themselves," says Marshal Cohen, retail analyst with the NPD Group.