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Earth Day

American  
[urth dey] / ˈɜrθ ˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. April 22, a day set aside globally for raising awareness about environmental issues and participating in events to help protect the environment.


Etymology

Origin of Earth Day

First recorded in 1970

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The environmental group has been conducting habitat restoration in the reserve since 2019, with this weekend’s event also a late celebration of Earth Day, after a prior event was rained out.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2025

He was arrested on Earth Day, which was Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 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

In the wake of the first Earth Day in 1970, a group named Keep America Beautiful, Inc., put up billboards that portrayed an actor in Indian dress quietly weeping over polluted land.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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