The Quiz: Big Bend National Park was established on June 12, 1944. Who was president then?
A Teddy Roosevelt
B Harry Truman
C Franklin D. Roosevelt
Just a few days after D-Day, when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, President Roosevelt signed the congressional act that created Big Bend National Park. Today the park covers more than 800,000 acres and contains the largest protected area of the Chihuahuan Desert in the US.
The correct answer to this quiz is Franklin D. Roosevelt.