The Colorful History of Earth Day

The Colorful History of Earth Day For 39 years, activists have gone to great lengths to draw attention to the planet's environmental needs
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Kids
The 1970 event was also observed by thousands of primary and secondary school students. These kids, from the Children of the Sacred Heart School in New York, helped clean up a monument in the city's Union Park.

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