Earth Day Apr 22, 2026

Earth Day

Earth Day didn"t knock gently. It kicked the door wide open. In 1970, oil‑soaked beaches, burning rivers, and toxic air mobilized millions into street protests. When looking away was no longer an option, conservation was forced onto political agendas, sparking landmark environmental laws and flipping planet‑care from fringe concern to global priority. Every April 22, over 190 countries pause, reflect, and reassess.

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Today in History

Apr 22, 2018Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
Apr 22, 2019Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
Apr 22, 202050 years of Earth Day
Apr 22, 2021Gazing down on planet Earth
Apr 22, 2023Earth Day and National Park Week
Apr 22, 2024Earth Day
Apr 22, 2025Earth Day

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Apr 3, 2021A light at the edge of the world
Jan 21, 2020Observing a squirrelly day
Apr 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Nov 22, 2022Red fox in the Netherlands
Apr 25, 2022World Penguin Day
Jul 4, 2021Happy Independence Day!
Jun 16, 2018Drop in on International Surfing Day
Sep 11, 202120 years later
Oct 13, 2024Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
Oct 4, 2018From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
Oct 14, 2019Canadian Thanksgiving
Nov 7, 2024Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
Dec 10, 2019Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
Jan 7, 2024Old Rock Day
Dec 5, 2018’Chess on ice’
Jun 9, 2019Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
Sep 11, 2025Patriot Day
Jul 20, 2018Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
Apr 11, 2026Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Feb 10, 2021A throng of ice and spires
Jan 30, 2021Even nature needs a backup plan…
Aug 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Jan 23, 2021A sleeping green giant
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Dec 26, 2018Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
Jan 23, 2018Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
May 19, 2018At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
Jun 27, 2020Looking for peace on the precipice
Aug 14, 2023World Lizard Day
Jan 21, 2021The tale of squirrels like Nutkin