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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22 Apr 2025Earth Day

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17 Feb 2024Jorvik Viking Festival
19 Apr 2025Zion National Park, Utah, United States
7 Nov 2025Polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
15 Jan 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
2 Aug 2024Virgin Islands National Park, USA
24 May 2025European Day of Parks
17 Nov 2023Meon Hill, Gloucestershire
5 Jun 2025World Environment Day
5 Aug 2024Hertfordshire, England
28 Apr 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Magnificent moss, magnified
On the edge
Crowning jewel of London
17 Oct 2023Spreadsheet Day
9 Oct 2024Aspens near Marble, Colorado, USA
Whats a distaff?
22 Mar 2024World Water Day
23 Sep 2024Sea otter
11 Jun 2025Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
13 Aug 2024Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
A temple to treasure
25 Aug 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
A record-breaking reign
Holding back the tide
19 Sep 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
15 Nov 2025Irohazaka Road in autumn, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
21 Jul 2025The summer opening of Buckingham Palace
Eyes on the skies
2 Nov 2024American bison in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
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