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 Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin 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
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Cinco de Mayo
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Patriot Day
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Rooftops in the walled city of Urbino, Italy
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Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Milford Sound/Piopiotahi rainforest in New Zealand
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Palace of Westminster, London, England
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Irohazaka Road in fall, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
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Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England
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