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

Where can you find this cute creature?
22 Apr 2025Earth Day

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16 Jan 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
15 Mar 2024Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
5 Oct 2023World Teachers Day
In a world of their own
5 May 2025Brighton Festival
19 Jul 2024A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
26 Jan 2025European beech forest, Belgium
17 Jun 2024Green-crowned brilliant hummingbird
8 Mar 2024International Womens Day
22 Oct 2023Red grouse
18 Mar 2025Red rock formations, Sedona, Arizona, United States
16 Mar 2024Giant panda
2 May 2025Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
Where is this ethereal mountain?
So nice, they made it twice
4 Dec 2025International Cheetah Day
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
6 May 2024The ruins of an ancient monastery, Skellig Michael, Ireland
16 Aug 2025The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival
7 Jun 2025Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
2 Jan 2025Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
A pink moon over Arizona
7 Oct 2024World Architecture Day
Rainbow reflection
31 Dec 2023Happy New Years Eve!
This ‘snow’ never melts
20 Apr 2025Happy Easter!
How can we help at-risk animals?
Surrounded by a sea of sand
17 Apr 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring