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Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
Millions of people participated in the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970. The event shut down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, as people demonstrated and participated in street clean-ups.
The first Earth Day had a good turnout. In 1970, during the first official Earth Day celebration, roughly 20 million Americans, which was about 10% of America's population at the time ...
Additionally, Ralph Nader began speaking about the importance of ecology in 1970. The first Earth Day event took place on April 22, 1970, initiated by Senator and environmental activist Gaylord Nelson to advocate for the creation of an environmental agency. This event saw participation from two thousand universities, ten thousand primary and ...
In 1990, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, Furia assembled The Earth Day 20 Foundation, a group for which Senator Gaylord Nelson (the original founder of Earth Day) was honorary chairman. [1] Furia highlighted the Earth Day 20 activities on April 22 in George, Washington with two live satellite phone calls. [4]
April 22 is the 112th day of the year ... in the Gregorian calendar; 253 days remain until the end of the year. ... 1970 – The first Earth Day is celebrated. [9]
The first Earth Day (April 22, 1970) had participants and celebrants in two thousand colleges and universities, about ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities. [14] It is believed that some 20 million demonstrators participated.
1970 — Earth Day – April 22., millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day organized by Gaylord Nelson, former senator of Wisconsin, and Denis Hayes, Harvard graduate student. — US Environmental Protection Agency established. — Francis A. Schaeffer publishes Pollution and the Death of Man.