Yellowstone Becomes First National Park
On March 1, 1872, president Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation establishing Yellowstone National Park, the first such park in the world.
On March 1, 1872, president Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation establishing Yellowstone National Park, the first such park in the world.
On February 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto after nearly a year of searching.
On January 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state admitted to the Union.
On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted to the Union as the 20th state.
On September 25, 1513, explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to lay eyes on the Pacific Ocean.
On August 21, 1770, James Cook landed on the eastern coast of Australia and named the land New South Wales.
On July 31, 1971, U.S. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin became the first humans to drive on the Moon.
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky was admitted as America’s 15th state.
On April 17, 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to see New York harbor.