Social Science Timeline Flashcards
George Bissell helps develop the first oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania
1859
People in Mesopotamia collect and trade Bitumen
3000 bce
Thomas Edison creates the Electric Light Company
1878
George Westinghouse introduced alternating current
1886
The first Public Utility Holding Company Act is signed into law
1935
President Eisenhower delivers his “Atoms for Peace” speech to the United Nations
1953
The USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine, is launched
1954
M. king Hubbert predicts oil production in the US will peak between 1965 and 1971
1956
The first commercial nuclear power plant in the US is commissioned in Pennsylvania
1957
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies (OPEC) is formed
1960
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring
1962
The original Clean Air Act is passed
1963
Ohio’s Cuyahoga River catches fire
1969
The first Earth Day is celebrated in April 22
1970
President Nixon creates the Environmental Protection Agency
1970
Congress substantially strengthens the Clean Air Act
1970
The National Environmental Policy Act is passed
1970
The Natural Resources Defense Council is formed
1970
Clean Water Act is passed
1972