Today, the National Park Service celebrates another trip around the sun—and nearly 85 million acres of American beauty under its care. From geysers that spout like soda cans to ancient cliff dwellings tucked into canyon walls, the NPS has spent over a century preserving, protecting, and inviting people to take a hike—literally. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act into law, officially creating the NPS to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects." Since then, the NPS has grown to oversee more than 400 sites, including national parks, battlefields, monuments, and seashores.
Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
Today in History
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Menton, France
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
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Don’t get lost in there
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Art and soul
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Merry and bright
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World Turtle Day
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Flag Day
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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A great white egret in Hungary
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Easter