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Gaylord Nelson and the Origins of Earth Day

by WVVLhHpCQb | Sep 29, 2021 | America Explained

Thanks to the efforts of outspoken activists like Greta Thunberg, you might think that climate activism is a modern phenomenon. But on April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth...

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