NFL teams on Thanksgiving schedule all coming off loss
Maybe the NFL teams set to play on Thanksgiving got caught looking ahead to the holiday extravaganza. All six squads playing on Thursday lost in their lead-up to the Thanksgiving game, marking the first time since 2001 that every team playing on the holiday dropped its previous contest. Back then there were only two Thanksgiving games, with Detroit hosting Green Bay and Dallas hosting Denver. The final two games on Thanksgiving are part of a record nine this week between teams that don't have a losing record, the most in NFL history in Week 12 or later. The Cardinals have won all six road games this season, with each victory coming by at least 10 points.
wftv.comThanksgiving air travel may reach pre-pandemic levels at Orlando International Airport
ORLANDO, Fla. — As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Orlando International Airport is preparing to see numbers near pre-pandemic levels. Airport leaders said estimates place the total number of travelers at only 2.5% less than the record crowds of 2019. Estimates show only around 21,000 less passengers are expected during this year’s Thanksgiving travel season than in 2019. “Based on conservative estimates, we expect that passenger activity for this Thanksgiving travel season will be approximately that of 2019,” says Phil Brown, chief executive officer of the greater Orlando Aviation Authority. An estimated 1.63 million passengers are expected to travel through Orlando International Airport.
wftv.comThe first Thanksgiving night sky: What did the Pilgrims see when they looked up?
But 400 years ago, the pilgrim's first Thanksgiving took place over a three-day interval. Most of the civilized world was using the Gregorian Calendar, but England, unhappy with the Church of Rome, refused to go along with the new calendar. Not until more than a century later — in 1752 — would England (and its American colonies) convert to the Gregorian Calendar. What would the night sky have looked like? In all, it would have been a glorious celestial scene for any of the pilgrims who gazed skyward during that first Thanksgiving.
space.comStorms snarl U.S. Thanksgiving travel, stranding cars and planes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two winter storms blasted the United States on Wednesday, stranding motorists and causing thousands of flight delays as Americans jammed highways and airports to visit family and friends for the Thanksgiving holiday. She had snowchains for her two-wheel drive car, but did not know how to put them on. Los Angeles International Airport told domestic passengers to arrive three hours early as it expected 238,000 passengers and 113,000 vehicles on Wednesday. But it brought evacuation warnings to thousands of residents in Santa Barbara suburbs for possible mudslides on fire-charred hills. There are apocalyptic storms all over the country and 50mph winds!
feeds.reuters.comCatch the notoriously ridiculous no-budget film 'Thankskilling' Wednesday on I-Drive
For such an integral part of the American holiday experience, Thanksgiving doesnt really get a lot of representation in cinema. One notable exception is the 2008 comedy-horror film, in which a talking turkey rises from the grave to exact revenge on the descendants of white settlers.Vault 5421 pairs the notoriously ridiculous no-budget film with a drinking game because you have to get through it somehow, we guess. 7 p.m. Wednesday; Vault 5421, 5421 International Drive; free; godmonsters.com. Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida. Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep Orlandos true free press
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