Earth Day Apr 22, 2026

Earth Day

Earth Day didn"t knock gently. It kicked the door wide open. In 1970, oil‑soaked beaches, burning rivers, and toxic air mobilized millions into street protests. When looking away was no longer an option, conservation was forced onto political agendas, sparking landmark environmental laws and flipping planet‑care from fringe concern to global priority. Every April 22, over 190 countries pause, reflect, and reassess.

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Today in History

Apr 22, 2018Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
Apr 22, 2019Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
Apr 22, 202050 years of Earth Day
Apr 22, 2021Gazing down on planet Earth
Apr 22, 2023Earth Day and National Park Week
Apr 22, 2024Earth Day
Apr 22, 2025Earth Day

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Feb 13, 2018Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 30, 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Oct 12, 2024World Migratory Bird Day
Jul 27, 2021Maybe we should be looking up
Dec 5, 2021Salzburg, Austria
Feb 9, 2022Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
Feb 20, 2021An enduring vision
Jan 3, 2026J.R.R. Tolkien Day
May 16, 2018National Love a Tree Day
May 17, 2018Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
Nov 7, 2021Mack Arch Rock
May 15, 2018Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
Jan 13, 2026Hen Galan
Oct 30, 2023Common raven
Feb 18, 2023Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Jul 11, 2025World Population Day
Sep 19, 2022State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Jun 28, 2021A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
Jun 4, 2025The beach at Cala Luna, Sardinia, Italy
May 6, 2026Thunderstorm above the plains, Bulgaria
Dec 31, 2025New Years Eve
May 18, 2018It’s Endangered Species Day
Feb 10, 2019Groovy!
Oct 27, 2024Polar Bear Week
Aug 26, 2018From pirate port to nature preserve
May 24, 2020Let s get lost
Oct 3, 2022World Architecture Day
Oct 29, 2023Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
May 27, 2024Fallen but not forgotten
Nov 26, 2018A little bit of Wonderland in New York City