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A group settles in America escaping religious persecution
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Strong work ethic becomes the foundation of American culture when Protestants settled in America
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1st municipal park - The Boston Common - is developed in the U.S.
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1st Industrial Revolution
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Frederick Law Olmstead designs Central Park in New York City
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Father of the Playground Movement - Joseph Lee
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2nd Industrial Revolution
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The first National Park - Yellowstone - was established
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First volunteer and paid staff oversee children and their play in a recreation setting - the Playground movement
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Jane Addams provided Hull House where immigrants could assimilate to American society
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World War I
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National park service is created
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The Great Depression
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Millions are employed through the New Deal - many of whom build thousands of recreation facilities
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World War II
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Therapeutic recreation is born as a distinct discipline following World War II
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President's council on youth fitness established to promote health and wellbeing after a test comparing youth in the US to European countries showing those in the EU were in much better shape
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1970's Recession
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Public recreation becomes less reliant on taxes and begins to take an entrepreneurial approach