President. today is the 24th anniversary of the date the Republic of Iceland gained its independence. It was June 17. 1944. that this island Republic gained its independence when 97 percent of Icelands participating voters elected to end its union with Denmark. Iceland and Americans of Icelandic descent have given much to this Nation. and it is for this reason that we pause to pay honor to that Republic today. The history of Iceland shows a vigor and independence which the citizens brought with them when they joined the massive immigration to America in the 1870s. Many of them settled in the Dakota Territory. Today. some 1.000 IcelandicAmericans are residents of North Dakota.
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