american history

By Travis C

  • Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.

    Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.

  • american independence

    american independence

  • Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

    Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

  • american civil war

    american civil war

  • The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel

    The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel

  • The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain

    The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain

  • spanish american war

    spanish american war

  • The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution

    The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution

  • US Congress created the National Park Service

    US Congress created the National Park Service

  • WW1

    WW1

  • WW2

    WW2

  • Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring

  • America goes to war with vietnam

    America goes to war with vietnam

  • The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise

    The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise

  • First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established

    First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established

  • Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force

    Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force

  • The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide

    The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide

  • 9/11

    9/11

  • america goes to war with afghan

    america goes to war with afghan

  • U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol

    U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol

  • war in iraq

    war in iraq

  • The death of Bin Laden

    The death of Bin Laden

  • U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation

    U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation

  • U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation

    U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation