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Feb. 22, 1839: Persecuted members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, driven from Missouri under an “extermination order” by the governor, settle Mormontown near Pittsfield in Pike County

Feb. 21, 1908: Illinois declares the native violet the state flower following a contest that invited schoolchildren to vote

Feb. 20, 1942: Navy Lt. Edward “Butch” O’Hare, namesake of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport

Feb. 19, 1943: The “Big Inch,” a 551-mile oil pipeline between Norris City in White County and Longview, Texas, is dedicated in Norris City

Feb. 18, 1934: A blaze ignites in the Illinois State Arsenal at Second and Monroe streets in Springfield

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