(FOXNEWS) – Yellowstone National Park, an almost
mystical  2.2-million acre wonderland of dynamic
hydrothermal activity, breathtaking scenery and
spectacular wildlife, was established on this day in
history, March 1, 1872.        

It was the first national park in the United States and,
to most people around the world, the first known on
the planet. It quickly inspired an international
conservation movement in the wake of the Industrial
Revolution.

This poster was created in 1938 as part of the Works
Progress Administration, or WPA.

Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

Cracker Jack started its "prize in every box" promotion on this
day in history, Feb. 19, 1912.

German immigrant F.W. Rueckheim (below) first invented the
now-ubiquitous ballpark treat in the late 19th century. 

It was initially sold at his small candy and popcorn shop,
F. W. Rueckheim & Bro. (SnackHistory.com.) 

Frederich William Rueckheim (1846-1934)

1971

Aqua Velva was first trademarked in 1917 by the J.B. Williams
Company. The aftershave once had a high alcohol content,
but the formulation was denatured with denatonium benzoate.

Canned beer made its debut on January 24, 1935. In partnership
with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and
Krueger’s Cream Ale to faithful Krueger drinkers in Richmond,
Virginia. Ninety-one percent of the drinkers approved of the
canned beer, driving Krueger to give the green light to further production.

By the late 19th century, cans were instrumental in the mass
distribution of foodstuffs, but it wasn’t until 1909 that the
American Can Company made its first attempt to can beer. This
was unsuccessful, and the American Can Company would have
to wait for the end of Prohibition in the United States before it
tried again. Finally in 1933, after two years of research, American
Can developed a can that was pressurized and had a special
coating to prevent the fizzy beer from chemically reacting with
the tin.