Earth Day 22 Apr 2024

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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22 Apr 2025Earth Day

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3 Dec 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
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19 Sep 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
19 Apr 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
13 Apr 2024Grand National
28 Dec 2024Green sea turtle
25 Apr 2025World Penguin Day
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4 Jan 2025Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam
Beautiful Borovets
14 Oct 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
18 May 2024International Museum Day
31 Dec 2023Happy New Years Eve!
28 Oct 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
21 Jan 2025Squirrel Appreciation Day
23 Jul 2025Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Angel of the sea
7 Dec 2025A pine forest in Alsace, France
12 Jul 2024Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
Southern tip of a northern isle
A little bird told me...
14 Aug 2025Cable car station on Piz Nair mountain, Graubünden, Switzerland
25 Oct 2024Frankenstein Friday
21 Mar 2025Happy International Day of Forests!
10 Jan 2024Mylopotamos, Thessaly, Greece
24 Jun 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
A seal of smiles
Colors of spring
9 Dec 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
24 Dec 2023Christmas Eve