Gifting the White House poultry can be traced back to the 1800s, but the origins of the ceremonial presidential pardon of the National Thanksgiving Turkey might be more recent than you'd think.

President Abraham Lincoln is said to have first pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey after his son grew attached and adopted it as his pet, even going as far as walking it on a leash. Decades after ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation.

While the tradition of pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey is traced to Abraham Lincoln in 1863, granting a pardon or clemency for crimes against the US is said to have preceded it. George ...

but some say actually dates all the way back to Abraham Lincoln. Monday in his final Thanksgiving in the White House issued “Presidential Pardons” to two turkeys from Minnesota. “Well ...

Turkey pardons have a history dating back to President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Jordan Pettitt/PA Media Across parts of the UK, heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by Storm Bert led to at ...