Earth Day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Earth Day
First recorded in 1970
Example Sentences
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With the debate taking place on Earth Day, environmental issues are also likely to be raised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
President Nixon presided over the first Earth Day, founded in large part as a reaction to a devastating oil spill off the coast of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Just in time for National Parks Week and Earth Day, no less.
From Slate ● 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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