Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year. The first Earth Day was celebrated April 22nd of 1970 with an estimated 20 million people nationwide attending festivities. This grassroots event was spurred by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, who said “We only have one earth, so we need to take …
