But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day. Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...

Gaylord Nelson, right, tours the Apostle Islands with President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Wisconsin Historical Society. But Gaylord Nelson is most known for creating a day devoted to celebrating the ...

Created by Sen. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, as a day to honor our Mother, the Earth, and as a mechanism to force the environmental issue onto the national agenda.

Former Wisconsin Governor and Senator Gaylord Nelson is considered the founder of Earth Day in the U.S. The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 when 20 million people attended inaugural events ...

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day.Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...

Read below to find out who created the day and what inspired it. 1. An oil spill led to the creation of Earth Day. The founder of Earth Day was Democratic Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson, who was ...

Earth Day is a reminder that only by working together can 'Guns and Greens' conserve natural resources. ... The 1970 brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, ...

Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American politician and environmentalist from Wisconsin who served as a United States Senator and governor. A Democrat, he was the founder of Earth Day, which launched ...

Nelson chose April 22 as the national date for Earth Day because it best fit into college schedules between spring break and final exams. It would be the day of what they named the “National ...

Earth Day began more than 50 years ago as an ... It was during this time that Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, ... Nelson proposed the concept of a day dedicated to showing support for the ...

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day.Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...