4. Colder winters in Europe and North America. In Ethiopia snow reported on mountain peeks at levels not seen today. Timbuktu was flooded 13 times, which had not happened before or since.
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7. 1550 – Theorized beginning of worldwide glacial expansion. Glaciers advanced in Europe engulfing farms and villages
8. 1600’s – Famine in France, Norway and Sweden caused death in 10% of the population in each country. The River Thames froze so deeply that the Frost Fair ran from 1607-1814.
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10. The Vikings in Greenland starved and vanished since crops failed and shipment of goods was impossible.
11. Agricultural revolution- Turnips and clover were grown as hardier crops for human and livestock consumption. Potatoes from Peru began to be accepted. Livestock became increasingly important.
12. Antonio Stradivari produced his violin. It is believed that the colder climate produced denser wood that gave the violin its special tone.
13. George Washington crossed the Delaware and surprised the British in Trenton, where the Continental Army won the battle.
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