US EditionTrump admin removes MLK Day, Juneteenth from National Parks fee-free days
NPS removes MLK Day, Juneteenth from free days, adds Trump's birthday, restricts access to US residents. Critics cite erasure of civil rights history.
- The US National Park Service is removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from its list of fee-free entrance days.
- Flag Day, which coincides with President Trump's birthday, has been added as a fee-free day.
- The two removed dates remain recognized national holidays.
- The policy change follows the Trump administration's decision to pause certain days of remembrance.
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Alan Spears remembers visiting Gettysburg National Military Park with his parents in the 1970s. They wanted something educational, free, and fun to do with their only son, and the park was an obvious choice, given Spears’ interests — his favorite television show as a child was The Rat Patrol, about soldiers during World War II. It was there, at the Pennsylvania park, a roughly 1½-hour drive from Washington, D.C., that Spears became infatuated wi…
Washington, United States. Residents of the United States will be free to enter national parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yosemite on the day of President Donald Trump's birthday, but will have to pay for two civil rights commemorations that were previously free. In addition to these changes, which will come into effect on January 1, the National Park Service (NPS) will also increase entry fees for non-residents.A statement from the Department…
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