Neither will a pardoned turkey, who has been named after him. On Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer pardoned “Aiden Cluckinson” who will go to the Saginaw Children’s Zoo to live out the rem ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardoned a turkey on Thursday, Nov. 14, whose name was submitted by a young Michigander. Last week, Whitmer launched a statewide turkey naming contest.

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.

In the Gray Zone: Back to the Bottom of the Sea The West under Attack Our Favorite Books: What We Were Reading in 2024 President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving turkey named "Peach" as ...

President Ronald Reagan was the first to use the word "pardon" in connection with the turkey. THe bird, named Charlie, was sent to a petting zoo instead of the dinner table. By 1989, the formality ...

They instead adopted it as a pet, naming the turkey Jack. However, it would be more than 100 years until a President - John F. Kennedy -formally "pardoned" a turkey on the White House grounds.

The ceremony is a local riff on the turkey pardons that American presidents have issued for decades, adapted to reflect Miami’s large Hispanic population. This year’s pigs — the others were ...

After years of fruitless warning of his farmyard brethren of the coming Thanksgiving doom, Reggie the Turkey finds himself spared as the annual Pardoned Turkey. However, Reggie's easy life is ...

An curved arrow pointing right. President Obama went all out with dad jokes during his final Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Politics President ...