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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?
But the April 22 date for the first Earth Day also stemmed from a much-earlier observance: Arbor Day, which began in Nebraska in 1872. The date of Earth Day, April 22, stems from an earlier observance, Arbor Day. The most common practice on Arbor Day was the planting of trees. Here is Arbor Day at N.Y. Public School #4, 173rd St. & Fulton Ave., New York. Date unknown.