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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

10,000 Birds

Long before that time Mexican domesticated Turkeys had been adopted by Native Americans in the American Southwest as well. Dates of first arrival listed by Schorger (1966) are: Italy 1520, Germany 1530, France 1538, England 1541, Denmark and Norway 1550, Sweden 1556. The Spanish Colonial Experience and Domestic Animals.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

10,000 Birds

The islands were purchased by the United States from Denmark in 1916. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. It is the fairest, most inclusive, and simplest option that could be adopted, and it is consistent with the addition of Hawaii.