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Elizabeth M. Lynch, a New York–based legal scholar, said that images of visible air pollution in Beijing from 2012 were "gross" but not "that much different from pictures of New York City in the 1950s and 1960s", specifically referring to the 1952, 1962, [note 1] and 1966 smog events. [106]
A 1973 photo of New York City skyscrapers in smog. From November 23 to 26, 1966, New York City was covered by a major smog episode, filling the city's air with damaging levels of several toxic pollutants. The smog was caused by a combination of factors, including the use of coal-burning power plants, the heavy traffic on the city's roads, and ...
A long period of prosperity due to post–World War II economic expansion resulted in a large decrease in the number of people below the poverty line during the 1960s. Still, blacks and other minorities had a poverty rate three times that of whites, and poverty in the deep South, urban ghettos, and Indian Reservations was associated with starvation, hunger, and malnutrition.
Hunger in the United States of America affects millions of Americans, including some who are middle class, or who are in households where all adults are in work. The United States produces far more food than it needs for domestic consumption— hunger within the U.S. is caused by some Americans having insufficient money to buy food for ...
The General also visits Williamsburg in Virginia, the United Nations in New York City (where he is greeted by the Burmese Secretary General U Thant) and Hawaii. [9] September 8 – The classic science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC with its first episode, titled "The Man Trap". September 12 – The Monkees television series premieres ...
United States: American sharpshooter and husband to Annie Oakley: Karen Carpenter: 1950–1983 United States: American singer and drummer Chandragupta Maurya: 340–297 BC Maurya Empire: Emperor of the Mauryan empire (300 BC), who reputedly died of self-starvation as a Jain. [3] Floyd Collins: 1887–1925 United States
1832 – Cholera pandemic reaches North America. It breaks out in New York City on June 26, peaks at 100 deaths per day during July, and finally abates in December. More than 3500 people die in the city, many in the lower-class neighborhoods, particularly Five Points. Another 80,000 people, one third of the population, are said to have fled the ...
Death by starvation was not the only reason for the rapid decline in population: deportation to Germany and Nazi shootings also played their part. Nevertheless, starvation was an important factor. [139] British historian Alex Kay estimates that about 10,000 city inhabitants died of starvation. [137] Soviet Union: 10,000: 1942–1943