YearrooWhen was the 'Year Without a Summer'?
181619th century · 1800s
The 'Year Without a Summer'.
Ash from a volcano in Indonesia brought June snow to New England.
1816
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- When was Pride and Prejudice published?1813
- When did British troops burn the White House?1814
- When did Francis Scott Key write the words of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'?1814
- When was the Battle of Waterloo?1815
- When was Frankenstein published?1818
- When did Spain agree to hand Florida to the United States?1819
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