π Earth Day
Where: Fifth Avenue, New York
Nearby on the globe: One Vanderbilt β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: April 22
April 22: Earth Day. Today is Earth Day, a day to care for our planet. The first Earth Day was held in the United States on this day in 1970, and about 20 million people took part. In New York, busy Fifth Avenue was closed to cars so people could walk and call for a cleaner world.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1876 π The first National League baseball game was played in Philadelphia, starting the oldest professional baseball league that is still around today.
- 1969 π§ Sailor Robin Knox-Johnston returned to England as the first person to sail alone around the world without stopping, after 312 days at sea.
- 1977 π‘ Thin glass threads called optical fibers carried live telephone calls for the first time, using flashes of light to send voices along.
π§ Question of the day
About how many people joined the first Earth Day?
- About 2 billion
- About 2,000
- About 20 million
Show the answer
Answer: About 20 million
πΎ World day: Earth Day
It started in the USA in 1970, and now people in over 190 countries celebrate caring for our planet.
Questions
What happened on April 22?
April 22: Earth Day. It happened in Fifth Avenue, New York.
In the game, the "Today on Earth" panel shows this story on its day, with a question to answer and a place to fly to.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day