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Thursday 2025.03.13
Pluto Day. Yearly.
Illinois officially RE-DECLARED PLUTO A PLANET today in 2009, and furthermore declares March 13th henceforth as Pluto Day here! Honors that it's discoverer (on this date in 1930) Clyde Tombaugh was born in Streator. Senate Resolution LRB09604130KXB14171r. ilga.gov/legislation/96/SR/PDF/09600SR0046lv.pdfPHOTOSSHARE