![]() Nelson and Hayes renamed the event "Earth Day". He hired a young activist, Denis Hayes, to be the National Coordinator. A month later, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed the idea to hold a nationwide environmental teach-in on April 22, 1970. This day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned in a proclamation written by McConnell and signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be observed on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by (formerly Earth Day Network) including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The unofficial Earth Day flag created by John McConnell includes The Blue Marble photograph taken by the crew of Apollo 17Įarth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
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