My annual search for a good link to post for Thanksgiving Day this year lead me to infoplease and its website devoted to holiday history, turkey trivia, and Thanksgiving fun. Here you will find:
Slideshow:
Thankgiving Turkey at the White House
From 1947 to the present, a
history of U.S. Presidents and the fate of their Thanksgiving turkeys
Thanksgiving Presidential Turkey
Pardon
The turkey that lives to see another day
Thanksgiving History
From fall feast
to national holiday
Thanksgiving by
the Numbers
From the U.S. Census Bureau
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Day
Proclamation
The official proclamation delivered in October
1863
Slideshow: Turkey
Tradition New!
Find images and information
about turkey tradition, including roast turkey, marinating the turkey,
brining the turkey, and more.
Carving the Perfect Turkey
Six
steps to a perfectly carved meal
Turkey Trivia
How did the turkey
get its name?
Fowl FAQs
Giblets,
gobbling, and gizzards
For
Kids: How to Say
"Thank You" in 26 Languages
Kiitos in Finnish; merci in French
Thanksgiving Crossword
27 Across: Made by family and friends at Thanksgiving
Turkey Day Quiz
How fast can
a turkey trot?
Thanksgiving
Movies
Relax with these Thanksgiving-themed movies
Please feel free to click on the links below for my Thanksgiving posts from
2007: The History of Thanksgiving
2006: Here are 23 Things You Probably Don't Know About Turkeys
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