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
Today in History
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Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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Poinsettia Day
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Autumn equinox
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Saint Andrews Day
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Burchells zebras for International Zebra Day
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Fallen but not forgotten
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
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Plate ice along Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota
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New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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Casting a vote for women s history
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International Roller Coaster Day
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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In Texas, even the riverbend is big
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Spot on for International Cat Day
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Space-age style by the sea
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Highway through Xitai Jinaier Lake, Qinghai Province, China
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When Death Valley blew its top
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International Rock Day
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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First day of National Park Week
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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The Sonoran Desert, Arizona
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Perseid meteor shower over Tenerife, Spain
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