• MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Why does Teddy Roosevelt have his birthday on the calender? I would have guessed Washington or Lincoln were more famous presidents?

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      19 days ago

      he signed legislation establishing five new national parks: Crater Lake, Oregon; Wind Cave, South Dakota; Sullys Hill, North Dakota (later re-designated a game preserve); Mesa Verde, Colorado; and Platt, Oklahoma (now part of Chickasaw National Recreation Area).