May Birthday’s

On April 22nd of this year, Earth Day is once again celebrated to protect the planet from environmental disasters like pollution and deforestation and overall environmental protection. Earth day was first implemented in the 1960’s by Senator Gaylord Nelson when he stated that he was worried that environmental issues were not being addressed in a political setting. This worry took place after the horrific oil spill of California in 1969 and he was inspired by the Vietnam War protests. The following year in 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated, and it fell between spring break and final exams so that children could also get involved. Approximately 20 million Americans showed their support and the 22nd of April became the official Earth Day celebration from that point on.

Several acts since then have come from the implementation of Earth Day. It helped inspire the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species acts. Then in 1990 Earth Day went officially global twenty years after Americas first Earth Day. Giving major attention to things like recycling and 200 million people in 141 countries then became involved.