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[SPEAKER_00]: On this day August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the law creating the National Park Service.

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[SPEAKER_00]: before then, national parks and monuments existed, but they were not managed under one clear agency.

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[SPEAKER_00]: The new service was created to protect natural scenery, wildlife and historic places, while still allowing people to visit and enjoy them.

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[SPEAKER_00]: It helps shape the idea that some landscapes should be preserved, not just for the present, but for future generations.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Also on this day, August 25th, 1835, the first article in the Great Moonhooks appeared in the sun newspaper, claiming that strange life had been discovered on the moon.

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[SPEAKER_00]: Also on this day, August 25th, 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person recorded to swim across the English channel without artificial aids.