How a freezing summer gave us Frankenstein, bicycles and more

Published: May 31, 2023, 8 a.m.

Joy and co-host Asa learn about the year without a summer, and how it led to some amazing inventions! 1816 was a\xa0very\xa0strange year. In many parts of the world\xa0warm summer weather\xa0never came, and crops froze.\xa0\xa0Scientists now know\xa0these were the effects of a volcanic eruption,\xa0but back then, people had no idea what was happening. Still, this tragedy kicked off a lot of innovation, from new works of art to new ways of growing food. Come learn all about it while Joy and Asa wait out a rainstorm at Camp Chronology. Plus, as always, a new First Things First featuring coolers, canoes and compasses!


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