
Earth Day Celebrations Around the World That Keep the Planet Healthy
Every year, on April 22, people the world over take a day to focus on one thing: the earth. It’s called Earth Day because it’s a day to focus on the environment and how the general public can work together to protect it. It All Began Nearly 50 Years Ago The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970. Founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, was “inspired by the student anti-war movement, [realizing] that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and






