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Detailed explanation-1: -Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earth Day. Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million people nationwide attended the inaugural events at tens of thousands of sites including elementary and secondary schools, universities, and community sites across the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -The First Earth Day in April 1970.

Detailed explanation-4: -A month later, United States Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed the idea to hold a nationwide environmental teach-in on April 22, 1970. He hired a young activist, Denis Hayes, to be the National Coordinator. Nelson and Hayes renamed the event “Earth Day".

Detailed explanation-5: -In the late 1960s there was an increased awareness of environmental concerns among Americans, and the prominent environmentalist and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson sought to galvanize the conservation movement through the creation of a national celebration.