Meleagris Gallopavo Day” is a bit of a mouthful. Which may be why this Thanksgiving, most people will opt for the less ...

Covers the history of Turkey since antiquity Explores Turkey's ancient civilizations, such as the Ottomans, the Byzantines, the Romans, the Greeks, the Hittites, and other Indo-Europeans Emphasizes ...

A lame-duck president will "pardon" a turkey Monday. Not to be snood-y about it, but this fowl tradition has a long and oft-confused history. So let's dispel the myths that get stuck in our beaks that ...

Among some of his final duties in office, President Joe Biden is expected to "pardon" one or two turkeys before Thanksgiving this year. The unusual tradition may be one of the more amusing duties ...

The history of the presidential turkey pardon is often misremembered. Here are the fowl facts. A lame-duck president "pardoned" a turkey Monday. "They tell me there's 2,500 people here today looking ...