The homemade flag carried by Lanphier High School students during their march to the Illinois State Capitol on the first Earth Day. Mitch Feinberg Early in 1970 at Lanphier High School in ...

Nelson's idea was so popular that he hired an 85-person team to get the first Earth Day off the ground. The Earth Day flag, also known as Earth Flag, was designed by John McConnell in 1970.

The flag, which features an image of Earth as ... Established by Wisconsin senator, Gaylord Nelson, the very first Earth Day sparked an environmental movement — and led to the creation of ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. That means that we’ve had 51 years to figure out what this important day is all about, and what it means to us. For many people, Earth Day ...