BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Illinois\, the twenty-first state UID:2008-05-02-04-06-35-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12;BYMONTHDAY=3 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20251203 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20251204 DTSTAMP:20260416T202741 CATEGORIES:State Ratification LOCATION:Springfield\, Illinois GEO:39.7817213;-89.6501481 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Illinois became the twen ty-first state of the United States on December 3, 1818. Located in the Mi dwest, it is bordered by Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Lake Michigan. Known as the “Prairie State,” Illinois developed rapid ly thanks to fertile farmland, major rivers, and later Chicago’s rise as a national transportation and industrial hub. The state played important roles in westward expansion, the Civil War era, and U.S. politics, serving as the home of Abraham Lincoln. Its capital is Springfield, and Chicago i s its largest city.

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DESCRIPTION:Illinois became the twenty-first state of the United States on December 3\, 1818. Located in the Midwest\, it is bordered by Wisconsin\, Iowa\, Missouri\, Kentucky\, Indiana\, and Lake Michigan. Known as the “ Prairie State\,” Illinois developed rapidly thanks to fertile farmland\, major rivers\, and later Chicago’s rise as a national transportation an d industrial hub. The state played important roles in westward expansion\, the Civil War era\, and U.S. politics\, serving as the home of Abraham Li ncoln. Its capital is Springfield\, and Chicago is its largest city.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6717-illinois -the-twenty-first-state?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR