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1588 was when the potato first arrived in Ireland. It is thought to have reached Ireland in the hold of a Spanish ship.
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The start of the tulip frenzy in Holland was in 1637. It was the first time such a craze for a flower occured.
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The tulip frenzy ended in 1643. It's end was for reasons simlar to those of the Great Depression.
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Start of Sultan Ahmed III rule. He was the ruler of Turkey until 1730. His reign was known as the Tulip Era.
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The Newtown Pippin, a popular apple, spread to Europe as reported by Ben Franklin. The Pippin was originally from Flushing, New York in a cider orchard.
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The wheat price in Europe reached impressively high amounts due to the failed wheat harvest. It was unattainable for the poorest of Europe which brought the idea of using the potato to the people of Europe.
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John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) had many nurseries from Western Pennsylvania to Indiana. They held thousands of the apple trees that he had planted himself.
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This was the year of the death of the legend, Johnny Appleseed. He died in Fort Wayne.
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The potato blight reached Ireland. This blight brought chaos with it because of Ireland’s dependence on the plant.
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The virus that caused broken tulips was discovered. It was discovered with the help of the electron microscope.
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The center of diversity for apples was discovered in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. This location was discovered by Nikolai Vavilov, a Russian botanist.
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Raphael Mechoulam, an Israeli neruscientist, identified THC in marijuana. THC is the substance in marijuana responsible for the psychoactive effects.
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Marijuana started to be grown indoors. Until then it was much more common for marijuana to be grown outdoors.
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The NewLeaf started to be grown. It is still being tested and perfected.
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The Beginning of the Sea of Green occured during 1987. Dea of Green is a state-of-the-art growing regimen . It consists of a hundred clones. After two months it will yield three pounds of sinsemilla.
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Amsterdam started to become a very popular spot to grow marijuana. It became common to grow marijuana.
