Much of the turkey's early history is shrouded in uncertainty, historians and etymologists say — which is particularly true of how the bird got its name.

The design did not include a turkey. The phrase “E Pluribus Unum,” or “Out of Many, One,” was the only piece of their original idea that was incorporated in the final seal. That official design was ...

American. Thanksgiving is, among other things, a celebration of the incredible bounty of foodstuffs with which the two great continents, North and South, that make up the American whole have graced ...

Trading turkeys – for wildlife management, not dinner – was a key part of one of North America’s biggest conservation success ...