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Illinois declares Pluto a planet
Mar. 6th, 2009 02:39 pmIllinois just passed a law that says that while Pluto is above Illinois, it is legally a planet.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that as Pluto passes overhead through Illinois’ night skies, that it be reestablished with full planetary status, and that March 13, 2009 be declared “Pluto Day” in the State of Illinois in honor of the date its discovery was announced in 1930.
And commentary from astronomers:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/03/05/illinois-plutocrats/
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that as Pluto passes overhead through Illinois’ night skies, that it be reestablished with full planetary status, and that March 13, 2009 be declared “Pluto Day” in the State of Illinois in honor of the date its discovery was announced in 1930.
And commentary from astronomers:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/03/05/illinois-plutocrats/
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