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People were starting to worry about air and water pollution. There had been a big oil spill the year before in Santa Barbara, California, and US Senator Gaylord Nelson thought that a special day would gather the energy of Americans. Twenty million people gathered that first Earth Day all across America. April 22, 1970.
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∙ 13y agoEarth day is held on April 22nd every year. It was chosen on this day for a few resons..
1) It is late enough in the spring to be able to expect decent weather.
2) It will never fall on spring break, school exams, or any other holiday so people can concentrate on the environment.
3)April 22 is also the birthday of Julius Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day, a national tree-planting holiday started in 1872. Arbor Day became a legal holiday in Nebraska in 1885, to be permanently observed on April 22. According to the National Arbor Day Foundation "the most common day for the state observances is the last Friday in April ... but a number of state Arbor Days are at other times in order to coincide with the best tree-planting weather."[56] It has since been largely eclipsed by the more widely observed Earth Day, except in Nebraska, where it originated.
thanks... always love your mother, mother earth, shes the only one youll ever get
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∙ 14y ago1956
Earth Day was first celebrated in the year 1956.
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∙ 12y agoto promote the ideas of ecology
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When was the first world environment day was celebrated?
It was first celebrated in 1974. Under the theme "Only One Earth".
When was the first Earth Day celebrated?
Earth Day was 1st celebrated April 22, 1970.
What month and day each year is earth day celebrated?
Earth Day is celebrated in April on the 22nd day. Most countries have some kind of Earth Day celebration on April 22 each year.
Which Date is celebrated as anti pollution day?
Earth day is celebrated every year to raise awareness of environmental protection. Earth day is on April 22 every year.
Is earth day celebrated twice a year?
No, once.
When friendship day started?
Friendship day was first celebrated in the year 1935. From then it is celebrated on the first August of every year.
In which area was Earth Day first ever celebrated?
United States of America was the first to celebrate Earth Day. However, during the same year, a few countries also participated in it. In September 1969, there was a proposal for Earth Day in the US, and it came true the next year.
What year was Australia first celebrated 1789 or 1801?
1801 was the year Australia day was first celebrated
When is earth day is celebrated on?
Earth day is celebrated on April 22nd. The first Earth Day in America was celebrated in 1970. 20 million people took part in the rallies, concerts, and teach-ins that were held on that day.
In what city and in what year was the first St Patrickss Day celebrated?
in what year and city was the first St Patrick celebrated?
Is Canada day is celebrated each year on July first?
Canada Day is celebrated on July 1st every year.
When is Friendship Day celebrated?
Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year.
