On October 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park,

home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison

and paved the way for generations of hikers, campers and nature lovers, along with countless “Don’t Feed the Bears” signs.

Pretty spectacular place , b.t.d. 20% of that.

curious as to how many people have seen 50% of the park

Also on Oct. 1st 1903 the first game of the first World Series was played. Pittsburg won the game 7-3 over Boston.

Jim

Back when Pittsburgh had a viable baseball team.

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Originally posted by Kuisis:
Back when Pittsburgh had a viable baseball team.

Yeah, well, they lost the series but they did win the first game.

Jim

Was that a recent Jeopardy question??

And, that lovable little guy, Yosemite Sam (the official version) was born May 5, 1945.