The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is published - May 24th, 1830

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The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is published - May 24th, 1830

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On this day in 1830, “Mary’s Lamb” was released as part of a small book of children’s poems written by Sarah Josepha Hale.

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The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is published - May 24th, 1830

The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is published - May 24th, 1830

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