Earth Day is observed annually on April 22. This year, the celebrations mark its 50th anniversary and go completely digital, considering the coronavirus pandemic and the consequent lockdown around the world.
Here s a brief history of Earth Day and why we celebrate it
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Kenneth Opat is squirted with oil pistols by Dorothy Goldsmith, left, and Rita Webb, at Tulane University in New Orleans as students tagged Louisiana s oil industry with the polluter of the month award, April 22, 1970. The demonstration was part of the first observance of Earth Day. (AP Photo)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. â People across the globe are celebrating Earth Day on Thursday. But whatâs the history behind the holiday?
Well, the holiday has roots in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Thatâs when the modern environmental movement began.