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Slaves were not fed an adequate amount of food, and their diet consisted of meat three times a week or even less. Sometimes they were only fed cornbread and water. The York County Court settled the case when William Cluton was imprisoned for encouraging the slaves to rebel when he told the king about the cruel standards. After witnesses testified towards his good character, he was freed. This was one of the first stances against the starvation and malnourishment of servants. -
Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution. -
Journeymen writers gathered together in order to protest for their wages to be increased. -
In England, workers demanded a double wage and to charge triple the price of what they were selling. -
An important unionist group in NYC organized to convince business owners not to reinstate 11 hour work days instead of 10 hour work days. -
There was a new law established prohibiting children under the age of 12 to work. -
Walden was published
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The organization for cigar companies was founded, which is a very large industry in the economy. -
The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
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The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain
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A general strike put a stop to the U.S railroads in order to increase the wages of the railroad workers. Federal troops were called out to end the strike. -
After 2,000 polish men walked off from their jobs in protest to a 10 hour work day, the military began shooting into the crowd, injuring and killing many. -
A nationwide strike against the pullman company included thousands of workers walking out of their jobs after their wages were drastically reduced. -
The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution
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Law was established where checks were required on railroads and trains in order for them to operate safely. -
US Congress created the National Park Service
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Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring
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The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise
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millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day organized by Gaylord Nelson, former senator of Wisconsin, and Denis Hayes, Harvard graduate student. US Environmental Protection Agency established
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Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force
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The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gasses
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U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol
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U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation
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U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation