Historian Rebecca Fraser, author of the book The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America, shares with host Gil Gross the real reason why the Pilgrims came to America and how they differed vastly from the Puritans.

Gil explains why Thanksgiving ping-ponged across different calendar dates 150 years until it finally was established as occurring on the fourth Thursday in November.

Then, Gil speaks with CBS News Business analyst Jill Schlesinger about the expected impact of holiday shopping on the economy.

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