Tisquantum (1580s-1622), Patuxet Native American.  As a young man Tisquantum, more often known as Squanto, was captured and brought to Spain to be sold into slavery by one of John Smith(of Pocahontas  fame)’s lieutenants.  He was freed by several friars and eventually  made his way back to New England, learning English and establishing a  bromance with shipbuilder John Slaney along the way.  Unfortunately,  Squanto found that his tribe had been decimated by a plague brought over  by the plaguey Europeans, so he chilled with the Pilgrims and helped  them suck less at living.  Since they managed not to starve, the  Pilgrims held a harvest feast that is commonly regarded as a precursor  the holiday that celebrates gluttony and puts us into annual  tryptophan-induced comas.  
Happy Thanksgiving history crushers!

Tisquantum (1580s-1622), Patuxet Native American.  As a young man Tisquantum, more often known as Squanto, was captured and brought to Spain to be sold into slavery by one of John Smith(of Pocahontas fame)’s lieutenants.  He was freed by several friars and eventually made his way back to New England, learning English and establishing a bromance with shipbuilder John Slaney along the way.  Unfortunately, Squanto found that his tribe had been decimated by a plague brought over by the plaguey Europeans, so he chilled with the Pilgrims and helped them suck less at living.  Since they managed not to starve, the Pilgrims held a harvest feast that is commonly regarded as a precursor the holiday that celebrates gluttony and puts us into annual tryptophan-induced comas. 

Happy Thanksgiving history crushers!

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