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Philly's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the nation's first, was born out of a department store's promotion

Natalie G. Ramos
Reporter · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM · 1 min read
Philly's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the nation's first, was born out of a department store's promotion — Scranton Schools news

The first Thanksgiving Day Parade in the United States was established in Philadelphia in 1920. Ellis Gimbel created the procession to kick off the holiday shopping season at her department store, Gimbels.

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