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- 1Yosemite National Park Founded on This Day in 1890●On This Day, Oct. 1: Legislation establishes Yosemite National Park https://www. upi.com/Top_News/2026/10/01/On -This-Da
On Oct. 1, 1890, legislation signed by President Benjamin Harrison established Yosemite National Park in California, placing the valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada lands under federal protection. The anniversary is being noted in news roundups of historical events, marking one of the earliest creations of a national park in the United States and a milestone in the American conservation movement.