Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park protects part of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, including two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa. It was established as a national park in 1916, the year the National Park Service was created, after campaigning by figures such as the volcanologist Thomas Jaggar and the businessman Lorrin Thurston. Visitors can see lava flows, craters, steam vents and lava tubes, as well as rainforest and desert landscapes, and the area holds deep significance in Native Hawaiian tradition as the home of the goddess Pelē. Eruptions of Kīlauea, including the major 2018 eruption that destroyed homes outside the park and collapsed its summit floor, have repeatedly reshaped the landscape. UNESCO designated the park a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Before and after
- 25 November 1915Birth of Augusto Pinochet
- 12 December 1915Birth of Frank Sinatra
- 19 December 1915Birth of Édith Piaf
- 1916General relativity
- 1916Establishment of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
- from 1916 to 1934Basmachi movement
- 1916Construction of Josep Tarradellas Airport Barcelona-El Prat
- 1916Construction of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- from 5 February 1916 to 15 April 1916Trebizond Campaign
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The era
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