Comments on: Quick Thanksgiving Fact http://blog.press.princeton.edu/2012/11/21/quick-thanksgiving-fact/ Mind over chatter since 1905 Fri, 10 May 2013 02:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: EMT http://blog.press.princeton.edu/2012/11/21/quick-thanksgiving-fact/#comment-191017 EMT Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:53:58 +0000 http://blog.press.princeton.edu/?p=18070#comment-191017 I was aware Ben Franklin wanted the turkey as our national bird. However, the bald eagle definitely has a coolness factor, that the turkey does not.

Thanks for the share Jessica!

]]> By: Robert Farzad http://blog.press.princeton.edu/2012/11/21/quick-thanksgiving-fact/#comment-191006 Robert Farzad Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:07:26 +0000 http://blog.press.princeton.edu/?p=18070#comment-191006 That poor bird. Every year, we slaughter it to give “thanks.” As an American history geek, it was good to see someone actually know the prominence the turkey held with an equally prominent founding father. The story about how the bald eagle came to hold such an important place is equally as fascinating

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