On this day:
1890: Sequoia National Park, famous for giant Sequoia trees, is established in the US
1962: The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is officially created
1992: NASA launches the Mars Observer
Born on this day:
1897: William Faulkner, American author, Nobel Prize laureate
Gone on this day:
2011: Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist, Nobel Prize laureate
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