Earth Day 22 Apr 2026

Earth Day

Earth Day didn"t knock gently. It kicked the door wide open. In 1970, oil‑soaked beaches, burning rivers and toxic air mobilised 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 22 April, over 190 countries pause, reflect and reassess.

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Today in History

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22 Apr 2024Earth Day
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27 Apr 2024Leucistic Annas hummingbird, UCSC Arboretum, California, USA
Amber waves of grain
24 Feb 2025Giant cuttlefish, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
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Our forgotten forests
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17 Aug 2025International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
A high-flying royal tradition
24 Aug 2024Notting Hill Carnival
Angel of the sea
11 Dec 2025International Mountain Day
28 Nov 2025Val Brandet, Corteno Golgi, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Regal Radiance
A shiver of sharks on the hunt
29 May 2024World Otter Day
27 Jun 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
1 Oct 2024Black History Month
30 Nov 2023Leadenhall Market, London
Finding beauty in ruins
9 Jan 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
17 Sep 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Keyholes to the kingdom
18 Jul 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week
10 Oct 2023Mount Sopris, Colorado, USA
27 Nov 2024Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
8 May 2024Marseille welcomes to Olympic torch
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