On this day in 1970, Earth Day, an event aimed at raising public awareness of environmental issues, ... First Earth Day celebrated April 22, 1970. By Andrew Glass 04/22/2008 04:10 AM EDT.

Earth Day 1970 was a powerful organizing tool. ... The first Earth Day was the brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin senator who called for a nationwide environmental teach-in to take place on ...

The first Earth Day — held on April 22, 1970 — succeeded in raising environmental awareness in the U.S., leading to the formation of the EPA just three months later. Skip to content.

The first Earth Day — held on April 22, 1970 — succeeded in raising environmental awareness in the U.S., leading to the formation of the EPA just three months later. Skip to content.

The first Earth Day in 1970 happened after the summer of Woodstock Nation which mobilized young people to join together for a shared purpose, especially saving the Earth.

Are we ready? Some 48 years ago we were. April 22, 1970, was about to happen. It would be the first Earth Day, proposed by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Democrat of Wisconsin.. What a day it was to be.

The first Earth Day — held on April 22, 1970 — succeeded in raising environmental awareness in the U.S., leading to the formation of the EPA just three months later. Skip to content.

The first Earth Day — held on April 22, 1970 — succeeded in raising environmental awareness in the U.S., leading to the formation of the EPA just three months later. Skip to content.

The Connecticut Daily Campus’ front-page story on April 22, Earth Day, was a photo of a man standing in front of a heap of garbage. The primary issues of the first Earth Day were pollution and ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 when 20 million people went to inaugural events at schools, universities and other public areas around the country, according to the Library of Congress ...

In spring 1970, millions of people across the United States took part in more than 12,000 events to mark the first Earth Day, heeding the call of a senator from Wisconsin who felt that pollution and ...

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: April 22nd, 1970, 48 years ago today … the very first "Earth Day." ...