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.  -American Heritage Magazine, October 1993 History Highlights Environmental Timeline Earth Day Audio Information on this page provided by:The Wilderness Society How the First Earth Day Came About By Senator Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day What was the purpose of Earth Day? How did it start?
Earth Day started April 22, 1970. April 22, 1970. People were starting to worry about air and water pollution. There had been a big oil spill the year before in Santa Barbara, California, and US Senator Gaylord Nelson thought that a special day would gather the energy of Americans.Twenty million people gathered that first Earth Day all across America.April 22, 1970. the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. For several years, it had been troubling me that the state of our environment was simply a non-issue in the politics of the country.arth Day is celebrated on April 22 each year to inspire awareness  of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The day is  observed worldwide in many countries.