EARTH DAY HISTORY
In 1963 Senator Gaylord Nelson became concerned over the condition of
our planet. He knew that our world was becoming polluted and that
many plants and animals were dying. He did not understand why people
were not trying to correct the problem. He spoke to many lawmakers
and the President about the problem. The President began to make speeches
about the problems our planet had because of pollution. There was
still not enough people working on the problems to solve them.
In 1969 Senator Nelson decided to have a special day that would educate
people about the things that needed to be changed to save our planet.
He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in Scholastic
Magazine for children.
On April 22, 1970 the first Earth Day was held. People from all
over our country promised to help solve the problems and help save our
planet. Since then Earth Day has become a world-wide event.
People from all over the world work together to solve the environmental
problems facing our world. |
