Today is Earth Day—a day dedicated to celebrating the planet we call home and raising awareness of environmental problems. The seeds of this day were planted back in 1969 when Gaylord Nelson, the then-Wisconsin senator, witnessed events like the Cuyahoga River catching fire and the Santa Barbara oil spill and decided that the world needed an environmental initiative. A year later, the first Earth Day event was held. Now, it has grown into an annual event with more than a billion people in over 193 countries taking part.
Earth Day
Today in History
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Reflecting on Christmas
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Bohemian waxwings
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Nuit Blanche Toronto
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The Big Apple with a foggy topping
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Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
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Carnival of Venice
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The world’s greatest oasis?
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A mirror reflecting natures beauty
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Why is this cliffside ablaze?
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
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Rugged coasts and temperate rainforests
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Let there be lights!
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Dragon tails trail to the sea
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World Hippo Day, a giant celebration
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Roll out the red carpet
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City of ice
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A chocolate lovers favourite fruit
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Happy New Year’s from down under
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Like paint on a canvas
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The top of Tennessee
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
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Little Island, Big Sea
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Wind-powered ice racing
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Something to ‘bee’ thankful for
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The ‘potato chip bird’
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Winter at Valley Forge