In the larger cities, many residents in the late 1800s ate Thanksgiving dinner at a hotel restaurant. In 1876, San Bernardino residents could get a complete Thanksgiving dinner including turkey stuffed with oysters, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin, lemon, or custard pie, for 25 cents at the Arcade Hotel.

A lot of people like eating turkey on Thanksgiving, but do you know why that is? Here's a history lesson on why turkey has become a Thanksgiving meal staple.

Celebrated on November 28 this year, Thanksgiving has roots in a 17th-century feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans. Now focused on family, gratitude, and traditional meals like turkey, it signifies the holiday season,

Does it feel like it isn't Thanksgiving if you don't have a roast turkey as the main dish at your holiday meal? Turkey is a Thanksgiving mainstay for sure; in fact so much so that some people call Thanksgiving "turkey day.