How long did the first Thanksgiving Day last?

European settlers known as the Pilgrims were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle. Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims’ three-day feast is often called the nation’s first Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in 1863 during the Civil War.

A BBC investigation has found that many child beggars active on the streets of London come from Romania’s Gypsy community and each can earn hundreds of dollars a day for their minders. The Gypsies, also known as Roma, are Europe’s largest ethnic minority and the poorest, but the BBC found many who manage the beggars to be owners of large houses and luxury cars.