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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Sep 15, 2025Dallas Latino Cultural Center for Hispanic Heritage
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Jun 9, 2019Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
Oct 2, 2021A river on the tundra
Oct 22, 2021Jasper Dark Sky Festival
Dec 7, 2018Honoring our fallen heroes
Feb 18, 2019Presidents Day in America’s front yard
Aug 29, 2022Baltic Sea, Estonia
Oct 9, 2022Earth Science Week
Jun 13, 2025Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Feb 23, 2018Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
May 7, 2022Astronomy Day
Feb 24, 2019A long path to freedom
Nov 22, 2019The Cutty Sark turns 150
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Sep 8, 2023International Literacy Day
Jun 26, 2019Get amped for Glastonbury
Aug 2, 2022Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
Feb 1, 2018Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
Jun 2, 2022Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
Dec 11, 2024International Mountain Day
Jan 26, 2025European beech forest, Belgium
Feb 12, 2020Wake up, it s Darwin Day
Jan 21, 2025Squirrel Appreciation Day
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