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 Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin 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.
Earth Day
Today in History
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It s tree-climbing season
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Tough turf
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
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Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
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World Space Week begins
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An island hopper s paradise
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A traboule in Lyon, France
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St. Patricks Day
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National Napping Day
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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World-class art comes to Arkansas
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Happy Pi Day!
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Cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
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Celebrating women in science
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Papa was a flightless bird
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Autumn in the cypress swamp
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A horse of many colors
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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World Whale Day
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International Day of the Tropics
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Polar bears
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Indian Independence Day
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Arbor Day
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Trevi in bloom
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