National day of Temperance the day before the Word of Wisdom revelation. The May 1833 issue of the American Quarterly Temperance Magazine reports that "Simultaneous Temperance Meetings" by various temperance societies were held across the nation on or around February 26, 1833.
[Source: Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source; Leonard Arrington: The Writing of Mormon History p. 286, in Chronology of Mormon History, http://followtheprophets.com/chronology-of-mormon-history/]
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