What was the last state in the US to declare Christmas a national holiday, and in what year did this occur?

Friar Tuck

Still looking for the name of the State but according to http://www.mac-2001.com/philo/crit/GREEK3.TXT Gradually during the middle and late 1800's, the celebration of Christmas became so popular, that it began to be declared a state holiday. Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1836. By the time of the Civil War another twenty eight states had also instituted Christmas as a holiday. All U.S. states and territories recognized Christmas as a holiday by 1890. Federal employees were given Christmas as a paid holiday, beginning in 1885. There was one temporary backslide when Teddy Roosevelt banned trees from the White House as a symbol of his concern for the environment. (This was quickly re-established). Found it. It was only during the mid 1800s that states in the US began making Christmas a legal holiday, with Oklahoma being the last state to do so in 1890 according to: http://www.korrnet.org/reality/rc/1998_winter/editorial.htm Dec 10 02, 8:36 AM Dec 10 02, 8:33 AM

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