A 100 feet (30 meter) high wave destroys a Peruvian mining camp and kills hundreds of people.
Prospect Creek Camp in Alaska recorded -80°F, making it the coldest temperature recorded in US history.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency was formed in the US under Director William Ruckelshaus.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono planted acorns for world peace after also mailing acorns to many world leaders to do the same.
World's first tidal power station opens in France.
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska.
A massive landslide kills 4,000 in Peru.
The most violent earthquake in recorded history hits Chile.
Typhoon Vera struck Japan with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour.
A three-day-long 'dense smog' rolled through London.
Lituya Bay megatsunami.
Hurricane Hazel hit the American East Coast and became the worst to hit North America.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The world record for rainfall dumped 6.1 feet (1.87m) of rain on Cilaos, Island of Réunion.
A 12-inch-deep hailstorm in Kansas became one of the US' most expensive hailstorms.
"Storm of the century" hits eastern U.S.
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
Cleveland, Ohio, recorded its coldest March temperature at a bone-chilling -5°F.
The temperature plunged to -81.4°F in Snag, Yukon, Canada, making it the coldest recorded temperature in North America.
The Great Atlantic hurricane formed and wreaked havoc for a whole week.
World record for fastest temperature change.
West Virginia had its hottest day on record at a sweltering 112°F (44°C).
Idaho's hottest day was recorded at a scorching 118°F (48°C).
A record low temperature was recorded and reached a bone-chilling -15°F in Central Park, New York City.
Asian record where temperatures plummeted to -90° F in Oymyakon, Russia.
A record 112 foot (34 meters) sea wave was recorded during a storm in the Pacific Ocean.
Hawaii recorded its hottest day ever at 100°F.
Death Valley, U.S experiences the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
Nikola Tesla tried to explain how the phenomenon of ball lightning works.
The iconic Niagara Falls waterfall ran out of water during a drought.
The Sierra Club was formed.
The world's largest snowflake measuring 15 inches wide by 8 inches thick, was discovered in a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana.
Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
Arbor Day was celebrated for the first time in America in Nebraska.
The largest known solar storm occurred, causing electrical problems to telegraph services.
Hawaii was shaken by an eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano that lasted 300 days and destroyed a coastal village.
London opened the world's first public flushing toilets.
Niagara Falls waterfall stopped flowing due to an ice jam.
Charles Darwin begins his journey on the HMS Beagle.
The Pointe-à-Pitre hurricane hit Guadeloupe killing 6,000 people.
Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
The last eruption of the Volcano Fuji in Japan.
More than 20,000 people were killed after Mount Etna erupted in Sicily.
The US recorded its first tornado.
The Great Colonial Hurricane hit the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Jamestown Settlement in New England, USA.
Thirty thousand lives were lost after a major earthquake shook Lisbon.
The capital city of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, was severely damaged by an earthquake.
