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Philadelphia Committee
Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution -
First Women's Rights Convention
The first women's rights convention was held by women in the Seneca Falls Convention in New York with 300 people attending. -
First Woman to Graduate from Medical School
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school and become a doctor in the United States. Highest grades in her entire class -
ECOLOGY
The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel -
First State to Allow Women to Vote
In 1890, Wyoming is the 44th state admitted to the Union and becomes the first state to allow women the right to vote -
Acid Rain
The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain -
smog= air pollution
The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution -
National Park Service
US Congress created the National Park Service -
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden -
Rosa Parks Refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks, an African American seamstress refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. This helped launch the Civil Rights Movement -
Silent Spring
Rachel Carsonpublishes Silent Spring -
Civil Rights Act into law
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into a law. Title VII bans employment discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or gender -
Apollo 8
The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise -
Earth Day
Earth Day – April 22., millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day organized by Gaylord Nelson, former senator of Wisconsin, and Denis Hayes, Harvard graduate student. US Environmental Protection Agency established -
Legal Right to Abortion
The U.S Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects a women's right to a legal abortion in the Roe v. Wade case. -
First Woman to Serve on Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in by the President Ronald Reagan as the first women to serve on the Supreme Court. Retired in 2006 -
First Woman in Space
Sally Ride became the first American Women in space while flying in the Space Shuttle Challenger -
Montreal Protocol
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force -
Violence Against Women Act
Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Provides funding for programs that help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, and more. -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases -
Rejection of Kyoto Protocol
U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol -
Military Removes a Ban
The United States military removes a ban against women not being able to serve in combat positions
