Private Property and the First Thanksgiving
The popular New England origin story of Thanksgiving (there are other claims to the first American Thanksgiving) might not have been possible if the Pilgrims had continued to pursue their original, nearly communist, economic policies. Gov. William Bradford’s decision to allow the citizens of Plymouth to keep the fruits of their labor essentially saved the entire colony, as is explained (along with mocking Bradford’s English) in this short video from Reason TV:
