This Day in History: December Edition
National Parks
Before & After
200

On December 7, 1941, this surprise attack led the United States to enter World War II.

Pearl Harbor

200

Located in Alaska, this national park offers a spectacular view of the Northern Lights during the winter months.

Denali

200

A comedy film starring Adam Sandler as a golf-obsessed outsider and a popular TV show about a mother-daughter duo in a small New England town.

Happy Gilmore Girls

400

On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers achieved this milestone in aviation history.

First Flight

400

Winter storms bring spectacular waves to this Hawaii national park, located on the Big Island, which is home to active volcanoes.

Volcanoes

400

Golf short game practice area served up in the title of a Dr. Seuss book

Putting Green Eggs and Ham

600

n December 16, 1773, this event in Boston became a key moment leading to the American Revolution.

Boston Tea Party
600

Covering parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, this park is the first national park established in the United States

Yellowstone

600

Russian empress who covers 95,000 square miles of water as a North American quintet

Catherine the Great Lakes 

8000

On December 3, 1967, the world’s first successful human transplant of this organ was performed in South Africa.

Heart 

8000

Spanning the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, this park is the most-visited national park in the U.S.

Great Smoky Mountains

8000

Paul Blart actor takes a ride on a really big piece of fruit

Kevin James & The Giant Bean Stock 

10000

On December 14, 1911, this explorer became the first person to reach the South Pole.

Roald Amundsen

10000

This Colorado park is named for the ancient cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Puebloans found within its borders.

Mesa Verde

10000

Winter underwear worn at the university where the Peabody Institute is located

Long Johns Hopkins