Speaking of throwing animals a bone, Lincoln once let a turkey off death row. You could say it was a pardon. Why did he do that? Why did Abraham Lincoln pardon a turkey? In general, Lincoln was a ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham ... The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded ...

When Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, it took just six years before the first American football game was played on the holiday. My question is, what took so long?

Abraham Lincoln would later declare Thanksgiving as ... The average price for a 16-pound turkey is $25.67, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, down 6.1% from last year.