"Forty years ago Thursday, the youth-driven movement sparked participation of about 2,000 college campuses and 10,000 elementary and high schools. Congress adjourned so members could give speeches, tens of thousands of people filled Fifth Avenue in New York City--which was closed to traffic--and millions took part across the country in activities like trash removal and bicycle rides."
Frederic J. Frommer in Salon looks back to the first Earth Day in 1970.
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