gaylord nelson got the idea in 1969 but started earth day in 1970
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Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson created the idea for Earth Day.
Charles Lyell presented the idea of uniformitarianism, which proposed that the Earth's geological processes operate at a constant rate over time. This idea was a key concept in shaping modern geology and understanding the Earth's history.
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Alfred Wegener was the scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift in the early 20th century. He suggested that the Earth's continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which later broke apart and drifted to their current positions.
No U.S. President has instituted an Earth Day. Earth Day was originally proposed by the peace activist John McConnell. An environmental Earth Day was started by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson.
The idea of a day to celebrate the Earth and to promote conservation was first promoted by peace activist John McConnell, but he proposed that we celebrate it on March 21. The date of Earth Day was officially moved to April 22 by US Senator Gaylord Nelson, who held an environmental teach-in on that day, and later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work on behalf of the environment.
In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere.