Thanksgivingis less than a week away.
The National Turkey Pardon tradition started in 1989 under President George H.W.
Bush
According toUSA Today, turkeys have been gifted to US presidents as early as the 1870s.
However, the tradition of formally pardoning a turkey didn’t start until 1989.
Bushwas pardoned, sparking the tradition that continues today.
This year’s lucky bird hails from Iowa, raised by Ron and Susie Kardel of Walcott.
