What was the cause of the 1816 "Year Without a Summer"?
Correct answer: Volcano
bribiepete
Rick-N-Bacher, Krakatoa was in the 1880s - seven decades later than this one.
Virgola
old metal worker, beers were invented way before the 19th century!
bigden
This helped the western expansion of the United States. It was so cold on east coast, people packed up their wagons and headed west.
tia
Regarding Frankenstein, I believe that Mary Shelley was on the Grand Tour with the Romantic Poets that year. There were frequent lightening storms, which inspired them to have a competition regarding who could write the best horror story...
Donna
I am a born/raised Indiana gal& did not know this was the year that Indiana became a state-thank you!
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bribiepete, The novel Frankenstein was penned and Indiana became a state.