The History of Earth Day

Earth Day was started to bring awareness to environmental issues so we can work toward making changes. The first Earth Day event was inspired in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. He wanted to show other U.S. politicians that there was widespread public support for a political agenda centered on environmental issues.(thoughtco.com)

On a personal note Earth Day has a personal significance for me, my daughter was born on this day. So we celebrate every year by planting flowers. As she gets older I hope to instill in her what this day is really about so we can start making bigger changes in the world. #earthday2019 #makechanges