History of Earth Day - Louise Wolske - February 2013

Gaylord Nelson founder of Earth Day is Born

Jun 4, 1916

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strip_farming_in_Wisconsin,_USA,_1957.jpg

Publication of Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring'

Sep 27, 1962

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajpierro/69671758/

President John F. Kennedy is accompanied by Senator Nelson on a speaking tour around the U.S. to raise awareness about environmental issues

Mar 4, 1963

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_F._Kennedy,_White_House_color_photo_portrait.jpg

Cleveland's Cuyahoga River catches fire due to contamination of Industrial waste.

Mar 4, 1969

Newspaper Article Picture From:
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20 million people participate in first Earth Day around the USA

Apr 22, 1970

By Remi Mathis (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established

Dec 1, 1970

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US-EPA-Seal-EO11628.jpg

First Canadian Earth Day

Sep 11, 1980

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Earth Day Canada Founded

Mar 4, 1990

Canada, satellite image composite; obtained and adapted from NASA "Blue Marble" images http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/features/bmng_gallery_1.html

20th anniversary Earth Day

Apr 22, 1990

By gnuckx [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Gaylord Nelson receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton

Apr 22, 1995

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presidential-medal-of-freedom.jpg

Sources

Mar 4, 2013

Information:
http://www.history.com/topics/earth-day-timeline http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day#Earth_Day_Canada
Image:
By Jonathan Joseph Bondhus (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Certian Dates may not be as shown.

Earth Day

Apr 22, 2013

Earth day Canada website
What are you going to do this year? Here is a link to the Earth day Canada website for some inspiration. Image:
http://mystica-264.deviantart.com/art/Earth-Europe-284627745