Earth Day didn"t knock gently. It kicked the door wide open. In 1970, oil‑soaked beaches, burning rivers, and toxic air mobilized millions into street protests. When looking away was no longer an option, conservation was forced onto political agendas, sparking landmark environmental laws and flipping planet‑care from fringe concern to global priority. Every April 22, over 190 countries pause, reflect, and reassess.
Earth Day
Today in History
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Surströmming Day
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
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Happy Boxing Day!
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National Hummingbird Day
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International Whale Shark Day
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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A place fit for the gods
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A throng of ice and spires
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Not your average sandcastle
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Honoring those who served
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras
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Salt ponds of Maras, Peru
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Fibonacci Day
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Ski touring in Austria
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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World Art Day
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Happy Welsh New Year!
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March of the flowers
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Why does this panda cub look so happy?
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May the Fourth be with you…
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The largest American bison around
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A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
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Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
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Autumnal equinox
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