Good News in History, June 8

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Also, 120 years ago today, President Teddy Roosevelt signed into law the Antiquities Act. The Act was intended to allow the President to set aside certain valuable public natural areas as park and conservation land. The 1906 act stated that it was intended for: “… the protection of objects of historic and scientific interest.” These […] The post Good News in History, June 8 appeared first on Good News Network.