Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border of Tennessee and North Carolina in the southern Appalachians. It was established in 1934 after a campaign that raised money and bought land from thousands of private owners, with a large donation from the Rockefeller family, and it was formally dedicated by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1940. The park protects extensive old-growth forest and remarkable biodiversity, and it is among the most visited national parks in the United States. Its name comes from the bluish haze that often hangs over the ridges. The Cherokee lived in the region for centuries, and the creation of the park required the removal of many mountain families who had settled there.
Before and after
- from 12 February 1934 to 16 February 1934Austrian Civil War
- 9 March 1934Birth of Yuri Gagarin
- 3 April 1934Birth of Jane Goodall
- 29 April 1934Construction of Warsaw Chopin Airport
- 15 June 1934Establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- 5 July 1934Founding of Badminton World Federation
- 13 July 1934Birth of Wole Soyinka
- 20 September 1934Birth of Sophia Loren
- 21 September 1934Birth of Leonard Cohen
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- 3 December 1922Establishment of Gran Paradiso National Park
- 16 January 1935Establishment of Rapa Nui National Park
- 1936Establishment of Jim Corbett National Park
- 10 January 1939Establishment of Iguaçu National Park
- 25 January 1939Establishment of Badlands National Park
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