U.S. National Parks In Chronological Order

Can you name all the national parks in order or their inception/creation?

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Date		National Park
March 1, 1872	Y	Yellowstone
September 25, 1890	S	Sequoia
October 1, 1890	Y	Yosemite
March 2, 1899	M	Mount Rainier
May 22, 1902	C	Crater Lake
January 9, 1903	W	Wind Cave
June 29, 1906	M	Mesa Verde
May 11, 1910	G	Glacier
January 26, 1915	R	Rocky Mountain
August 1, 1916	H	Hawaii Volcanoes
August 9, 1916	L	Lassen Volcanic
February 26, 1917	D	Denali
February 26, 1919	A	Acadia
February 26, 1919	G	Grand Canyon
November 19, 1919	Z	Zion
March 4, 1921	H	Hot Springs
February 25, 1928	B	Bryce Canyon
February 26, 1929	G	Grand Teton
May 14, 1930	C	Carlsbad Caverns
May 30, 1934	E	Everglades
June 15, 1934	G	Great Smoky Mountains
December 26, 1935	S	Shenandoah
June 29, 1938	O	Olympic
March 4, 1940	K	Kings Canyon
April 3, 1940	I	Isle Royale
July 1, 1941	M	Mammoth Cave
June 12, 1944	B	Big Bend
August 2, 1956	V	Virgin Islands National Park
July 1, 1961	H	Haleakala
December 9, 1962	P	Petrified Forest
September 12, 1964	C	Canyonlands
October 2, 1968	N	North Cascades
October 2, 1968	R	Redwood
November 12, 1971	A	Arches
December 18, 1971	C	Capitol Reef

Date		National Park
September 30, 1972	G	Guadalupe Mountains
April 8, 1975	V	Voyageurs
November 10, 1978	B	Badlands
November 10, 1978	T	Theodore Roosevelt
March 5, 1980	C	Channel Islands
June 28, 1980	B	Biscayne
December 2, 1980	G	Gates of the Arctic
December 2, 1980	G	Glacier Bay
December 2, 1980	K	Katmai
December 2, 1980	K	Kenai Fjords
December 2, 1980	K	Kobuk Valley
December 2, 1980	L	Lake Clark
December 2, 1980	W	Wrangell-St. Elias
October 27, 1986	G	Great Basin
October 31, 1988	N	National Park of American Samoa
October 26, 1992	D	Dry Tortugas
October 14, 1994	S	Saguaro
October 31, 1994	D	Death Valley
October 31, 1994	J	Joshua Tree
October 21, 1999	B	Black Canyon of the Gunnison
October 11, 2000	C	Cuyahoga Valley
November 10, 2003	C	Congaree
September 24, 2004	G	Great Sand Dunes
January 10, 2013	P	Pinnacles
February 22, 2018	G	Gateway Arch
February 15, 2019	I	Indiana Dunes
December 20, 2019	W	White Sands
December 27, 2020	N	New River Gorge