Earth Day Apr 22, 2024

Earth Day

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-senator of Wisconsin, USA, 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.

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Today in History

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Aug 21, 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
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Jul 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
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Nov 11, 2023Chinese fishing nets in Kochi, India
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Jul 5, 2025Tour de France
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Jun 25, 2024Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA
Oct 11, 2025World Migratory Bird Day
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Sep 18, 2023Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
May 2, 2024Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
What waterborne wizardry is this?
Aug 22, 2023Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
May 20, 2024World Bee Day
Feb 19, 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
Say hello to these halophytes!
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Night outside the museum
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