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Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.
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After gaining her freedom from slavery in 1827, Sojourner Truth became a well known anti-slavery speaker. Her speech during the historic Ohio Women’s Rights Convention left a historic impact towards equal rights in the U.S. -
Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden
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The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association and gained priority to securing women the right to vote. -
The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain
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The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution
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Thousands of women gathered in Washington, D.C. to call for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. This was marked as the first major national event for this movement. Their experiences led to major news stories and even congressional hearings. -
US Congress created the National Park Service
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Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, but ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote -
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring
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President JFK faced the issues that still concerned the status of women such as discrimination and the fact that employers were legally able to pay women less than men for doing the same job. The Equal Pay Act aimed to abolish the wage discrimination against women. -
The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise
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Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established
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It was the first magazine to honestly address and open up discussions revolving around women’s issues. It became the first issue to feature the matter of domestic violence on its cover in 1976
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Susan B. Anthony became the first woman to be featured on a circulating coin from the U.S. mint. -
Sandra Day O’Connor is nominated by President Ronald Reagan to the Supreme Court. O’ Connor was sworn in as the 102nd justice, making her the first woman justice in Supreme Court history. -
Mission Specialist Sally Ride launched into space on the shuttle Challenger along with the rest of the NASA crew from Kennedy Space Center. Ride was the first American woman to be launched into space. -
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 commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide
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U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol
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In her acceptance speech, Berry continued to address how the award and honor went beyond her. Even now, she remains the only black woman to receive that same award. -
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
