TODAY IN HISTORY

1815

Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elba.

1917

President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional act establishing Mount McKinley National Park (now Denali National Park) in the Alaska Territory.

1919

President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional act establishing Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

1929

President Calvin Coolidge signed a measure establishing Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

1942

“How Green Was My Valley” won the Academy Award for best picture of 1941, beating out nine other films, including “The Maltese Falcon” and “Citizen Kane”; Gary Cooper was named best actor for “Sergeant York,” while Joan Fontaine was best actress for “Suspicion.”