Cubanelle Pepper. A long slender banana-shaped pepper that is considered to be a sweet pepper, despite having a mild to moderate spicy heat. Ranging in color from green to yellow or red, this pepper has a glossy outer skin that is smooth and firm in texture. Also known as Italian frying pepper, this pepper is mildly hot and very similar to an Anaheim pepper.
For 75 years after Lincoln issued his Thanksgiving Proclamation, succeeding presidents honored the tradition and annually issued their own Thanksgiving Proclamation, declaring the last Thursday in November as the day of Thanksgiving. However, in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not.
As you might guess, it went well. The Lions sold out the game and a tradition was born. Meanwhile, the Cowboys started playing a Thanksgiving day game back in 1966, and it, too, was a bit of a marketing ploy. The opportunity arose to host a game on Thanksgiving, and the Cowboys took a chance.