In the beginging there was an argument over which bird was going to be the Nations symbol.  The choices were the Bald Eagle and the Turkey.  According to legend Benjamin Franklin advocated for the Turkey.  The turkey lost---but only temporarily.

After the Civil War Abraham Lincoln and Sarah Josepha Hale were desperatley seeking a holiday that would bring the nation together.  Thanksgiving was already a holiday in some states in New England.  Lincoln declaired is a National holiday two centeries after the first original Thanksgiving.  And with that the Turkey regained respect.

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