Politics & Government
Today In History: Obama Urges Public To Help Preserve National Parks; Trump Wins Five Primaries In One Night
From National Park Week in 2009 to Trump's sweeping victories in the primaries, Patch looks back on presidential history for April 26.
April 26, 2017, is the 116th day of the year, with 249 days remaining. Illumination is at 0 percent as the moon enters a new moon phase.
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Obama: “National parks help us understand the story of America”
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In 2009, April 26 marked the end of National Park Week, as proclaimed by former President Barack Obama in a proclamation delivered through the office of the press secretary.
“As citizen stewards, Americans can participate in efforts in their communities to preserve national parks and support policies that achieve this end,” Obama stated.
“The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promotes conservation and creates new job opportunities in national parks, and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act designates thousands of miles of trails for the National Trails System, protects more than 1,000 miles of rivers and secures millions of acres of wilderness.”
National Park Week, he said, honors the commitment of professionals and volunteers who work to support national parks, “laboring among towing mountains and broad plains, in city centers and along our rivers and seashores.”
Trump triumphs in five primaries along the east coast
The primary results were in by the end of April 26, 2016. Five states — Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island — reported victories for Donald Trump.
In Connecticut, Trump won the vote by 58 percent against Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s 28 percent, 61 percent against Kasich's 20 percent in Delaware, 54 percent against Kasich's 23 percent in Maryland, 57 percent against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s 22 percent in Pennsylvania and 64 percent against Kasich's 24 percent in Rhode Island.
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton saw similar accomplishment over her opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, clinching the vote in all states except for Rhode Island.
It was through this sweeping success that Trump secured an additional 28 delegates from Connecticut, 16 from Delaware, 38 from Maryland, 17 from Pennsylvania and 10 from Rhode Island.
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