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It is tradition on Thanksgiving to watch football with friends and family.
The game of softball was first seen at a football game between Harvard and Yale. It was on Thanksgiving Day in 1887.
The first NFL football game on Thanksgiving was broadcast on the radio in 1934. The teams that played in the game were the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears.
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The first Football game on American Thanksgiving in 2007 starts at 12:30 eastern standard time, in a game between the Greenbay Packers and the Detroit Lions.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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The Detroit Lions introduced the idea of playing a game on Thanksgiving to boost attendance. They held their first Thanksgiving Day game in 1934, and it became a tradition that continues to this day.
Most people don’t play a game on Thanksgiving. They watch football, nap, and eat.