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Earth Day is one of two observances, both hel annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969. A second Earth Day, which was founded by U.S. politician Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in the late 1970s, is celebrated in many countries each year on April 22.

Trivia about earth day

  • "The Onion" reported that 450,000 unsold copies of "TIME"'s special issue on this April "day" went to a landfill
  • Concerns over the environment led to the first national observance of this day on April 22
  • The first one of these days was originally conceived as an environmental teach-in
  • Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded this annual observance devoted to the environment
  • Environmentalist Denis Hayes led 100s of students in organizing the observance of this April 22, 1970 event
  • It was observed nationwide for the first time April 22, 1970
  • What is now this ecological annual event was first celebrated on April 22, 1970
  • 2010 saw the 40th anniversary of this pro-environment observance
  • 1990 festivities for the 20th anniv. of this annual observance included a trash cleanup trek on Mount Everest
  • In April 1990 about a million people gathered in Central Park to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this observance
  • Part of the "Celebrate the Century" series, the stamp seen here honored the first observance of this in the 1970s
  • The U.S. Department of Energy has a website urging us to "Make every day" this April event

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