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World Freshly Swept Step Day leads today's complete edition for United States.
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A day for the visible care people give to entrances, porches, shopfronts, courtyards, sidewalks, and shared spaces.
The poinsettia is native to Mexico. It was brought to the United States by Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US minister to Mexico, in 1825. Poinsett was a diplomat, a physician, and a botanist. He also founded the Smithsonian Institution. The poinsettia is now the best-selling potted plant in America, with over 70 million sold each year. Every one of them is purchased between Thanksgiving and Christmas.