September 1, 1914 –
The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, died in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo on this date.
There are various reasons for the extinction of the passenger pigeon – the main one unfortunately was they tasted so damn good broasted.
Her body was frozen into a block of ice and sent to the Smithsonian Institution, where it was skinned and mounted.
Martha (named after Martha Washington) is in the museum’s archived collection, and was on display a few years ago.
And so it goes
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