[NYer]

Everything should close. No gas, no grocery stores, nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Agreed ... this is the way life was back in the 50's. On Sundays and holidays, stores were closed, as were most restaurants. Such a move, by contemporary society would be viewed as a big step backwards. As I recall, there were no sports games on those days either.

[GalaxyAB]

I was being sarcastic.

[Borges]

There have been Pro football games on Thanksgiving since the 1890s.