February 12, 1885

Minnesota is the first state to declare Abraham Lincoln’s birthday a legal holiday.

Thanks to Tim Holbrook’s Fourth Grade class from Madison Elementary in St Cloud for the research on February’s Day in History.

Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

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