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Earth Day
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, patron saint of ecology...
Timeline of Events
1970
3.21.1970
The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
4.22.1970
The first Earth Day is celebrated.
1971
2.26.1971
U.N. Secretary General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.