Signs of Hope: Good News in History, January 9 | Good News Today

Signs of Hope: Good News in History, January 9 | Good News Today
Why this story matters: Stories like this remind us that improvement often comes through small, steady efforts. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to this day in history, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. 123 years ago today, Wind Cave National Park was established by Congress as the 6th US National Park. It was the first cave to receive government protection of any kind in the modern era. The cave is recognized as the densest cave system in the world, with the greatest passage volume per cubic mile. Wind Cave is the seventh longest cave in the world, with 154.2 miles (248.16 km) of explored cave passageways (as of 2021), and the third longest cave in the United States. (1903) The Lakota (Sioux), an indigenous people who live in the Black Hills region of South Dakota, spoke of a hole that blew air, a place they consider sacred as the site where they first emerged from the underworld where they had lived before the demiurge creat…