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Philadelphia Committee Meets to Regulate Waste and Water Dealings
Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution. -
Simón Bolívar is named dictator of Peru
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco is named ruler of Peru. -
Chumash Revolt
The Chumash Revolt of 1824 begins on February 21st, 1824. It sees native American forces fight against Spanish and Mexican occupiers of the ancestral lands in what is now California. -
Florida State Capital Moves
The State of Florida moves its capital city to Tallahassee from St. Augustin -
The Death of Famed Poet Lord Byron
Lord Byron, the famed British poet, perishes in Greece at age 36. "not in combat, but of a fever caught in the unhealthy conditions at Missolonghi... exacerbated, it is generally agreed, by the over-zealous actions of his doctors, who bled him excessively." -
Symphony no. 9 Premiers
Ludvig van Beethoven's Symphony no. 9 premiers in Vienna, forever changing the path of music students trying to learn an instrument. -
A Society Against Cruelty to Animals is Formed
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is established in Great Britain -
Death of the Queen of Hawaii
Queen Kamāmalu of Hawaii dies of measles while in the United Kingdom. -
Death of the King of Hawaii
King Kamehameha II of Hawaii dies of measles while visiting Great Britain, mere days after the death of the Queen. -
Charles X Takes the Monarchy
Charles X succeeds Louis XVIII for the French crown -
First Fraternity is Founded in America
The Chi Phi (ΧΦ) fraternity is founded at Princeton University. -
Publication of Walden
Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden -
Ecology Coined By Ernst Haeckel
The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel -
"Acid Rain" Coined
The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain -
"Smog" Coined
The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution -
U.S. Park Service Founded
US Congress created the National Park Service -
Publication of "Silent Spring"
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring -
"Earthrise" Photo Taken, Published
The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise -
U.S. EPA Founded
US Environmental Protection Agency established
First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. -
Montreal Protocol Enforced
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force -
Kyoto Protocol & Commitment
The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide -
Rejection of Kyoto Protocol
U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol -
U.S. Pulls Out of Paris Agreement
U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation -
U.S. Re-enters Paris Agreement
U.S. re-enters Paris Agreement.