First Earth Day Mobilizes 20 Million Americans, Launches Modern Environmental Movement
On April 22, 1970, approximately 20 million Americans—10% of the nation’s population—participated in the first Earth Day, the largest mass demonstration in American history to that point. Organized by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and coordinated by young activist Denis Hayes, Earth Day …
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President Richard Nixon
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