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America's first environmentalist
Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution. -
Walden
Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden -
Civil war
It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy, -
Ecology
The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel -
Acid rain
The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain -
Smog
The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution -
WW1
First world war -
National park service
US Congress created the National Park Service -
WW2
Second world war -
Vietnam war
was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia -
JFK's assassaination
President J.F.K was shot and killed -
Silent spring
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring -
Earthrise
The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise -
M.L.K assassination
M.L.K was shot and killed on his balcony -
Apollo 11
The very first moon landing -
First Earth day
First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established -
Ozone
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide -
rejects the Kyoto Protocol
U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol -
9/11
The twin towers were attacked by terrorists. Two planes crashed into the towers -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused 1,392 fatalities -
Boston bombing
The Boston Marathon bombing was a domestic terrorist attack -
Paris Agreement
U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation -
rejoin the Paris Agreement
U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation