The story of Ben Franklin and the turkey. Was the Thanksgiving bird almost a U.S. symbol?

The design did not include a turkey. The phrase “E Pluribus Unum,” or “Out of Many, One,” was the only piece of their ...
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Benjamin Franklin Defends America Before Parliament

The complete transcript of Benjamin Franklin's 1766 examination before the House of Commons, where he brilliantly argues ...