First up, the idea that Benjamin Franklin, in his infinite wisdom and wit, wanted the National Bird to be the turkey. According to the United States Diplomacy Center, this myth is...

Nov 20, 2020 · Benjamin Franklin was quite fond of turkeys. How do we know? Well, in one well-publicized case, the founding father was so disappointed that the bald eagle was chosen the …

Nov 28, 2024 · Contrary to legend, Benjamin Franklin did not call for the turkey to be the national bird. According to The Franklin Institute, Franklin wrote a letter saying the Great Seal of the …

Nov 25, 2020 · Did Benjamin Franklin want the Wild Turkey to be the national bird? Since Benjamin Franklin's suggested design for the seal didn't contain any birds, it is believed that …

Nov 27, 2019 · He did however admire the turkey. Here’s the backstory: In 1783, a year-and-half after Congress adopted the bald eagle as the symbol of America, Franklin saw the image of …

Nov 21, 2018 · Benjamin Franklin, the most colorful of America’s Founding Fathers, had a misunderstood, electric and ultimately homicidal relationship with turkeys.

Nov 25, 2021 · So there you have it: Franklin didn’t want the turkey to be the U.S. national bird, but rather appears to have used the gobbler as a way to scoff at the Society of the Cincinnati’s …

Aug 15, 2017 · A year and a half later it had a major dissenter in Benjamin Franklin. Franklin saw the image of the bird on the badge of the Society of the Cincinnati of America, a military …

Nov 21, 2013 · The medals depicted a bald eagle that some people thought looked more like a turkey. The suggestion sent Franklin into a thorough drubbing of the eagle’s merits as a symbol.

Aug 1, 2023 · Did Benjamin Franklin suggest the turkey as the national bird? A fascinating nugget of information, new every day.

Nov 1, 2007 · A year after the Treaty of Paris ended the conflict with Great Britain, Franklin argued that the turkey would have been a more appropriate symbol. "A much more respectable bird …