Subj : National Freedom Day Date Observed: February 1
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Sun Feb 01 2026 00:17:46

Location: Communities nationwide

National Freedom Day commemorates the day in 1865 when President Abraham Lincoln 
signed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which outlawed slavery in the United 
States. 

In 1948 President Harry S. Truman issued a presidential proclamation calling for the 
observance of National Freedom Day. 

Fifty years later, Congress entered February 1, National Freedom Day, into the U.S. Code 
of laws as an official national and patriotic observance.

Full story:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/National+Freedom+Day
 
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