the first earth day took place on april 4, 1980.
the first earth day took place on april 4, 1980.
when did the first earth day take place?
april 4, 1980
the first earth day celebrations took place in two thousand colleges and universities, roughly ten thousand primary and secondary schools, and hundreds of communities across the united states. more importantly, it "brought 20 million americans out into the spring sunshine for peaceful demonstrations in favor of environmental reform." it now is observed in 192 countries, and coordinated by the nonprofit earth day network, chaired by the first earth day 1970 organizer denis hayes, according to whom earth day is now "the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a billion people every year." walt kelly created an anti-pollution poster featuring his comic strip character pogo with the quotation "we have met the enemy and he is us" to promote the 1970 earth day. environmental groups have sought to make earth day into a day of action to change human behavior and provoke policy changes.
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following the success of the first earth day, hayes founded the earth day network and served as international chairman for earth day's anniversaries in 1990 and 2000. internationally, he is recognized for expanding the earth day network to more than 180 nations. it is now the world’s most widely observed secular holiday. hayes continues to chair the board of the international earth day network and is the chair of the earth day 2010 global advisory committee.









































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