Earth Day 22 Apr 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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A grand view
On the edge
1 Nov 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
7 Jan 2024Great Staple Tor, Dartmoor National Park
27 Sep 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
Beauty beneath the surface
A temple to treasure
The lonely castle
28 Apr 2026Spectacled bear resting in tree, Ecuador
Just a pinch
22 Feb 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
17 May 2026Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, United States
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
26 Apr 2024Tree of Life, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
4 Jun 2025Cala Luna beach, Sardinia, Italy
15 Oct 2025Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States
Tomb of the Golden Pharaoh
13 Feb 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
29 Apr 2026Belém Tower, Lisbon, Portugal
A public restroom or a tourist spot?
2 Jan 2025Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
A Balearic islet
1 Jan 2025Happy New Year!
1 Jul 2026Kaysersberg, Alsace, France
Masterpiece of acoustic engineering
21 Jun 2026Happy Fathers Day!
21 Oct 2023International Archaeology Day
19 Nov 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
A triumphant pose
Alpine grandeur