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All Things Green
All Things Green
All Things Green
ALL THINGS
1949:
IN MINUTES
1914:
Greenback Party, an American political party that was active between 1874 and 1884, advocated government-issued currency
1900 1920
1919:
The Granny Smith apple originated in Australia. (It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling.) The green crayon is one of the original Crayola Crayon colours.
1868:
1940
1955:
1903:
Green tea used as both a beverage and a method of traditional medicine in most of Asia.
2000 BC:
Green Eggs and Ham, a best-selling book by Dr. Seuss is rst published on Aug. 12, 1960
1960:
1960
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1966:
1980
McDonalds serves its rst shamrock shake.
1970:
Articial turf rst came to prominence when AstroTurf was installed in the Houston Astrodome
1969:
Oscar the Grouchs rst appearance (he was orange for a year before he turned green)
2000
The Red Green Show debuted. The Canadian show was a parody of home improvement, do-it-yourself, shing, and other outdoors shows. It lasted 15 years with 300 episodes.
1991:
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A history of green
1998:
1983:
The Green Party of Canada was founded at a conference held at Carleton University in Ottawa.
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