Earth Day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Earth Day
First recorded in 1970
Example Sentences
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The so-called Refugio oil spill of 2015 evoked memories of the Santa Barbara spill of 1969, which turbocharged a nascent environmental movement and helped launch Earth Day as an annual event.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Just in time for National Parks Week and Earth Day, no less.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
This year marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, but rather than enjoying its golden years, the planet is facing a new kind of peril.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
No wonder, then, that Americans planned nationwide Earth Day protests.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025
Meggers’s message of limitation, published within a year of the first Earth Day, resonated in the ears of readers newly converted to the ecological movement.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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