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Earth Day started April 22, 1970
April 22, 1970. People were starting to worry about air and water pollution. There had been a big oil spill the year before in Santa Barbara, California, and US Senator Gaylord Nelson thought that a special day would gather the energy of Americans. Twenty million people gathered that first Earth Day all across America.
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Which US senator started Earth Day?
Earth Day was started by Gaylord Nelson.
In what decade did Earth Day begin?
EARTH DAY WAS STARTED IN THE 1960S
What US president instituted earth day?
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.
Who started the movement of Earth Day?
god
When is Earth Day and when did Earth Day begin?
Earth day is celebrated on 22nd of April . And also equinox earth day is celebrated on march 20. People started celebrating earth day from 22nd april,1970.
What started the modern day environmental movement?
What started the modern day environmental movement is a picture of the planet earth.
How many years did it take for earth day to finally take start?
well the day the earth started spining was the first day ever.
When did the person who thought of Earth Day get the idea?
gaylord nelson got the idea in 1969 but started earth day in 1970
How long was a day when the earth was new?
from the time when earth started revolving round the sun it takes 24 hours to complete a day...........
What is something unique about Wisconsin?
A senator from Wisconsin started Earth Day
What image started the modern day environmental movement?
The image of the Earth as seen from the moon is said to have started the modern environmental movement. IT began with Earth Day.
What was the reason for starting earth day?
Because people started to worry about pollution and earth so they decided to create a day where people all around the world would celebrate that day by planting a tree or doing something for earth.
