President Bush started it.
The Interstate was initiated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Dwight Eisenhower was the President on October 1, 1958 when NASA was created.
Herbert hoover then Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Yosemite National Park started as a call to preserve the wild. John Muir lead the rallying cry for this to be accomplished and is credited with getting President Roosevelt to make the land a national park.
The tradition of the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York City began in 1933, but a significant event that started in 1878 was the establishment of the first Christmas tree in the White House by President Ulysses S. Grant. This marked the beginning of a festive practice that has continued in various forms throughout the years. The tradition of sending Christmas cards also gained popularity around this time, with the first commercial Christmas card being produced in 1843, but it became more common in the following decades.
Teddy Roosevelt started the idea of national parks in the US. if it weren't for him we wouldn't have the grand canyon or Yellowstone.
Christmas started when Jesus Christ was born on 0B.C.A.C.
They started Christmas by giving people presents and getting Christmas Trees and decorating them :)
Teddy Roosevelt signed the legislation that formed the NFS as we now know it.
The exact facts surrounding the first President to start the White House Christmas tree tradition are disputed. Some sources say it was President Franklin Pierce in either 1853 or 1856. Some sources say it was President Benjamin Harrison in 1888, 1889 or 1891. Since 1961 the theme of the decorations on the Christmas tree has been decided by the First Lady of the United States.
During the nineteenth century, many of the traditions we currently enjoy around the holidays got started. Decorating a Christmas tree, and awaiting Santa all happened during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol,' vividly depicts Christmas celebrations for both the rich and poor during the nineteenth century.