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This Day in Minnesota History

March 6, 2000

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Duluth becomes the first city in the nation to ban the sale of mercury thermometers (to prevent the element from polluting the environment). Minnesota had prohibited use of mercury thermometers in hospitals in 1992.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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