From a culinary perspective, the most stressful component may be preparing the turkey. Whether your showstopper weighs 12 pounds or 20 pounds, roasting such a hefty bird is no easy feat.

The turkey is brought to Washington, D.C., during the week of Thanksgiving, gets a room at the five-star Willard Hotel and is eventually "pardoned" by the president. However, the history of ...

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Certain holidays are associated with different foods, and for Thanksgiving, that's turkey — but why is that what we eat? We asked a history expert to learn more. Why do we eat turkey on ...

Ronald Reagan was the first to formally use the term "pardon" in regard to a turkey, the History Channel reports. In 1987, Reagan was asked by reporters if he'd pardon his aides who had been ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions ... lucky turkeys from their doomed fate of the dinner table. The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded ...

the top-producing turkey state. Sponsor Message He hinted to this strange event's history and did so accurately, unlike many past presidents. Not to be snood-y about it, but this fowl tradition ...

a live turkey race that celebrates more than a century of Cuero’s rich turkey history. Turkeyfest is the latest iteration of a long line of turkey-related festivities in Cuero. The tradition ...

It’s November and you’re probably craving turkey. The fowl has long been the centerpiece of the traditional American Thanksgiving meal, but contrary to tradition, turkey may not have been part ...