Yellowstone National Park was created when United States President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law setting aside land in the Wyoming and Montana territories, with a small portion extending into Idaho, as a public park. It is widely regarded as the first national park in the world. The area sits over a huge volcanic caldera and contains about half of the planet's geothermal features, including geysers such as Old Faithful, as well as herds of bison and elk, wolves and grizzly bears. An 1870 expedition and reports by scientists and painters helped persuade Congress to protect it. The US Army ran the park until the National Park Service was founded in 1916.
Before and after
- 1872Impression, Sunrise
- 1872Founding of Tokyo National Museum
- 1872Founding of Paris Institute of Political Studies
- March 1872Founding of Rangers F.C.
- 1 March 1872Establishment of Yellowstone National Park
- 7 March 1872Birth of Piet Mondrian
- 13 April 1872Identification of Huntington's disease
- 18 May 1872Birth of Bertrand Russell
- 4 July 1872Birth of Calvin Coolidge
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