Earth Day

Earth Day Earth Day is the name given to two different annual observances that are intended to raise awareness about a wide range of environmental issues and problems, and to inspire people to take personal action to address them. Except for that general... More

Earth Day
Earth Day is the name given to two different annual observances that are intended
to raise awareness about a wide range of environmental issues and problems, and
to inspire people to take personal action to address them.
Except for that general
goal, the two events are unrelated, even though both were founded about a month
apart in 1970 and both have gained wider acceptance and popularity ever since.
In
the United States, Earth Day is celebrated by most people on April 22, but there is
another celebration that predates that one by approximately a month and is
celebrated internationally.

The first Earth Day celebration took place on March 21, 1970, the vernal equinox
that year.
It was the brainchild of John McConnell, a newspaper publisher and
influential community activist, who proposed the idea of a global holiday called
Earth Day at a UNESCO Conference on the Environment in 1969.

McConnell suggested an annual observance to remind the people of Earth of their
shared res Less