http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/thanksgiving/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/thanksgiving-australia-style-10-things-im-thankful-for/ Today in the US it’s Thanksgiving, where Americans gather around tables groaning under turkeys the size of footstools and serve what appear to be marshmallow-laden deserts as salads. It is the biggest family holiday in the US and the idea of being thankful for being an American certainly has a great appeal that admittedly might be a little lost on the nation’s original Indians. Our national day isn’t for a couple of months but I thought it apt to list ten things I am thankful for about being an Australian and living Australia. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/thanksgiving-australia-style-10-things-im-thankful-for/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/thanksgiving-australia-style-10-things-im-thankful-for/#item1858 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 It’s Thursday @ The Punch Today in 1789 the American tradition of Thanksgiving was declared a National holiday by thenPresident George Washington. The first celebration was believed to have been held in El Paso, Texas in 1598. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-on-open-thread-26-11-09/ It’s Thursday @ The Punch Today in 1789 the American tradition of Thanksgiving was declared a National holiday by thenPresident George Washington. The first celebration was believed to have been held in El Paso, Texas in 1598. penberthyd@newsltd.com.au (David Penberthy) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-on-open-thread-26-11-09/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/punch-on-open-thread-26-11-09/#item1839 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 It’s Thursday @ The Punch Today in 1789 the American tradition of Thanksgiving was declared a National holiday by thenPresident George Washington. The first celebration was believed to have been held in El Paso, Texas in 1598.