american history By Travis C Jan 1, 1769 Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution. Jul 2, 1776 american independence Feb 2, 1854 Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden Apr 12, 1861 american civil war Mar 3, 1866 The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel Apr 4, 1872 The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain Apr 21, 1898 spanish american war May 5, 1905 The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution Jun 6, 1916 US Congress created the National Park Service Apr 4, 1917 WW1 Dec 7, 1941 WW2 Jul 7, 1962 Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring Apr 1, 1965 America goes to war with vietnam Aug 8, 1968 The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise Sep 9, 1970 First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established Oct 10, 1989 Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force Nov 11, 1997 The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide Sep 11, 2001 9/11 Sep 11, 2001 america goes to war with afghan Dec 12, 2001 U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol Mar 19, 2003 war in iraq May 2, 2011 The death of Bin Laden Dec 12, 2017 U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation Jan 1, 2021 U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation
