Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California was established by an act of the United States Congress on 1 October 1890, after a campaign led by the naturalist John Muir and the editor Robert Underwood Johnson. It was not the first protection of the area: in 1864, during the Civil War, President Lincoln had signed a grant that gave Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias to California to be preserved for public use. The valley itself was returned to federal control and added to the national park in 1906. The park is known for granite cliffs such as El Capitan and Half Dome, for waterfalls including Yosemite Falls, and for groves of giant sequoia. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Before and after
- 29 July 1890Death of Vincent van Gogh
- 20 August 1890Birth of H. P. Lovecraft
- 15 September 1890Birth of Agatha Christie
- 25 September 1890Establishment of Sequoia National Park
- 1 October 1890Establishment of Yosemite National Park
- 14 October 1890Birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 22 November 1890Birth of Charles de Gaulle
- 29 December 1890Wounded Knee Massacre
- from 29 December 1890 to 15 January 1891Ghost Dance War
More in Earth & climate
- 1887Establishment of Tongariro National Park
- 18 April 19061906 San Francisco earthquake
- 22 March 1907Establishment of Etosha National Park
- 14 September 1907Establishment of Jasper National Park
- 11 May 1910Establishment of Glacier National Park
- 6 June 1912Eruption of Novarupta
The era
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