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Gaylord Nelson founder of Earth Day is Born
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President John F. Kennedy is accompanied by Senator Nelson on a speaking tour around the U.S. to raise awareness about environmental issues
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Cleveland's Cuyahoga River catches fire due to contamination of Industrial waste.
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20 million people participate in first Earth Day around the USA
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
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Earth Day Canada Founded
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
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
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Sources
Information:
http://www.history.com/topics/earth-day-timeline http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day#Earth_Day_Canada
Image:
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Earth Day
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
