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50 Fun Facts About Every State in America

Facts About the 50 States

50 Fun Facts About Every State in America

May 30, 2018 by Anna Lauren Levy

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Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery in 1865.

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