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This president's Feb. 12 birthday is an official holiday in Missouri &, of course, Illinois |
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In 1863 this president declared a national day of Thanksgiving to be held in November |
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2010-11-23 |
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In 1892 the Illinois legislature made this president's birthday a legal holiday |
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2000-02-28 |
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Sarah Hale's letters to this president convinced him to proclaim it a national holiday in 1863 |
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1990-11-22 |
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This American's birthday was 1st observed by New York City's Republican Club in 1887 & by Illinois in 1892 |
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The 1st time his birthday was formally observed was February 12, 1866 in Washington, D.C. |
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