Thanksgiving myths debunked
Published On: Nov 19 2012 09:31:00 AM PST
Updated On: Nov 19 2012 11:00:00 PM PST
Think you know the real story of Thanksgiving? You may have been taken in by these Thanksgiving myths.
Fact: There is a tale about Lincoln sparing a Christmas a turkey at his son's request, but it was President George H.W. Bush who first officially pardoned a turkey in 1989, according to The White House's official history on the subject. However, President Richard Nixon started a tradition of sending a turkey to a petting farm each year, and President John F. Kennedy also spared at least one turkey by sending it back to a farm.
