200 Years in World History

By emily137201
  • Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.

    Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.

  • Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

    Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

  • Slavery Was Abolished

    Slavery Was Abolished

    Slavery was abolished by president Abraham Lincoln.
  • The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain

    The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain

  • The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel

    The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel

  • The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution

    The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution

  • World War I Begins

    World War I Begins

    World War I began after the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by Bosnian and Serbian man Gavrilo Princip. The war persisted until November 11, 1918.
  • US Congress created the National Park Service

    US Congress created the National Park Service

  • Flu Pandemic

    Flu Pandemic

    Influenza was first noticed in the U.S Military, but overtook the world as a pandemic. It still exists today, but is not as difficult to recover, and a lot of modern medicine has been made.
  • Womens Suffrage

    Womens Suffrage

    Women gained voting rights after the 19th amendment was passed.
  • World War II Begins

    World War II Begins

    World War II began with the invasion of Poland led by Germany and the Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler.
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima

    United States military dropped an atomic bomb on Japan to end war with them. Radioactivity still lingers in Hiroshima to this day
  • Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring

  • John F Kennedy Assassination

    John F Kennedy Assassination

    United States president John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas while in a Motorcade. He died at 46.
  • The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise

    The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise

  • First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established

    First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established

  • War Between Iran and Iraq

    War Between Iran and Iraq

    Iran and Iraq went to war with each other when Iran invaded Iraq. The war eventually ended in a stalemate after 8 years.
  • Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force

    Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force

  • Amazon.com Was Born

    Amazon.com Was Born

    Amazon.com was launched by Jeff Bezos. This made online shopping a whole new market, and Bezos is now one of the richest men.
  • The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide

    The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide

  • U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol

    U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol

  • September 11 Terrorist Attack

    September 11 Terrorist Attack

    Terrorist group al-Qaeda launched 2 planes into the World Trade Center twin towers, one into the pentagon, and one crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers overthrew the terrorist.
  • U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation

    U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation

  • U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation

    U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation