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February 26, 1929

On February 26, 1929, president Calvin Coolidge signs legislation establishing the 96,000 acres (390 km2) Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. John Turner, John Turner, John Turner would arrive in the same year.

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1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1929th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 929th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1920s decade.

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On February 26, 1929

  1. 1929 President Calvin Coolidge signs legislation establishing the 96,000 acres (390 km2) Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

    President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

    Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G. Harding, and as the 48th governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.

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John Turner 1929– Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (died 2020)
John Turner 1929– Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (died 2020)
John Turner 1929– Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (died 2020)
John Turner 1929– Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (died 2020)

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