[DOC] [TLE] J. Sterling Morton | American politician | Britannica.com [PAR] U.S. secretary of agriculture under President Grover Cleveland (189397) and ... 
Since 1885 Arbor Day has been a public holiday in Nebraska, celebrated on 
April ... It was first proposed in the 19th century by J. Sterling Morton, an American
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as the Father of Arbor Day after founding the first tree-planting holiday in 
Nebraska. ... He was the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1893 to 1897 under 
President ... of Agriculture, Morton proposed a tree-planting day to be called "
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journalist, politician, territorial official, and the third Secretary of Agriculture, was 
born on ... Three months later, on April 10, 1872, the first-ever Arbor Day was ... 
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Cleveland. ... More than 1,000,000 trees were planted on the first Arbor Day in 
Nebraska. ... Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the 
future. J. [DOC] [TLE] Morton East: 1900's & 1910's - Edline [PAR] When Sterling was still a child, he met his future bride. ... One of J. Sterling's 
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Sterling Morton was the Secretary of Agricultural under President Grover 
Cleveland. ... The first Morton High School stood at 25th and Austin Blvd.,ready 
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that Morton first proposed a special tree-planting holiday that he called Arbor Day
. [DOC] [TLE] EC89-1221 Arbor Day: A Nebraska Creation [PAR] U.S, Department of AQricutture. leo E. Lucas, Director c:A : z. Cooperative ... 
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once said, Other holidays repose upon the past; Arbor Day proposes for the 
future. [DOC] [TLE] Arbor Day [PAR] The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild 
of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), a Nebraska journalist and ... States when 
he served as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. ... He 
proposed that a special day be set aside dedicated to tree planting and 
increasing... [DOC] [TLE] Arbor Day: Programs: Project Canopy: Help Trees help you. [PAR] J. Sterling Morton, from Detroit, Mich., was among the pioneers moving into the 
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Question: This holiday was first suggested by J. Sterling Morton, a future Secretary of Agriculture
Answer: Arbor Day