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 ...

Let’s celebrate 54 years of Earth Day! 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 ...

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 ...

Earth Day began more than 50 years ago as an opportunity to celebrate our planet. Here's what to know about why it started and what it celebrates.

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 ...

The 1970 brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, Earth Day was initially organized as a "teach-in'' to be held on college campuses.

Earth Day Earth Day began in 1970 as a response to damage from an oil spill in 1969 that leaked millions of gallons of oil off the coast of Santa Barbara.

Founded by Sen. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day was birthed out of the 1960s during times of social unrest due to environmental, socioeconomic or race relations.

The first Earth Day — held on April 22, 1970 — succeeded in raising environmental awareness in the U.S., leading to the formation of the EPA just three months later.

It was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day.

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 ...

The first Earth Day — held on April 22, 1970 — succeeded in raising environmental awareness in the U.S., leading to the formation of the EPA just three months later.