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Then in January 1969, he and many others witnessed the ravages of a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, Senator Nelson wanted to infuse the energy of student anti-war protests with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution.
In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be observed on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere.
21 de abr. de 2022 · Here’s how Earth Day came to be a holiday—and why activists hope it will continue to shape a more sustainable future. When was the first Earth Day? The 1960s was a decade of environmental...
22 de abr. de 2024 · Earth Day: San Francisco 1969. by David Kupfer | Apr 22, 2024. The first Earth Day was the largest focused demonstration in human history.
22 de abr. de 2019 · Fifteen months before the first Earth Day, on January 28, 1969, oil started pooling in a black, tarry slick above the sea, six miles from the postcard-perfect shores of Southern California.
14 de abr. de 2011 · 1969: Inspired by the “teach-ins” held by Vietnam War protestors on U.S. college campuses, Senator Gaylord Nelson announces the idea for Earth Day, a large-scale, grassroots demonstration...
22 de abr. de 2022 · In late January 1969, millions of gallons of crude oil began to pour into the waters off Santa Barbara. It was the biggest oil spill in U.S. history at the time (though not anymore) — and it...
