Earth Day Apr 22, 2024

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day—a day dedicated to celebrating the planet we call home and raising awareness of environmental problems. The seeds of this day were planted back in 1969 when Gaylord Nelson, the then-senator of Wisconsin, USA, witnessed events like the Cuyahoga River catching fire and the Santa Barbara oil spill and decided that the world needed an environmental initiative. A year later, the first Earth Day event was held. Now, it has grown into an annual event with more than a billion people in over 193 countries taking part.

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Today in History

Where can you find this cute creature?
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Dec 20, 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Jan 31, 2024Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
This lesson is going swimmingly
Jul 13, 2024Fairy chimneys and cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Türkiye
Rebels of the owl world
May 11, 2024An indigo on a branch, Texas, USA
Feb 9, 2025Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, United States
The sun sets on the Valley of the Moon
Apr 20, 2025Easter
Mar 26, 2026Logan Creek Suspension Bridge, West Coast Trail, Canada
Feb 27, 2026International Polar Bear Day
Apr 26, 2025Indian Head Cove, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Canada
The lonely castle
Oct 9, 2023Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
History awaits atop the hill
Oct 25, 2024Golden Temple, Amritsar
Big rocks, big heads
A modern recreation
Jul 10, 2024Collared aracari
Aug 8, 2024Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
Honouring the valiant heroes
Oct 7, 2024The Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
Mar 16, 2026National Panda Day
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
Stairway to heaven?
Apr 3, 2024Munnar, Kerala
May 29, 2024World Otter Day
Oct 20, 2024International Sloth Day
May 20, 2024World Bee Day
Monsoon awakens the sleeping mountains