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Earth Day is an annual event  to demonstrate support for
environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it
now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally
by EarthDay.org (formerly Earth Day Network) including 1
billion people in more than 193 countries.

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The official theme for 2022.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST WORLD NEWS

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It was on this day in 1994.

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Elian Gonzalez was reunited with his father on this day in 2000. He
had to be taken from his Miami, FL. relatives by U.S. agents in a
predawn raid (below).

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Elián González turned 24 on December 6.

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At noon on this day in 1889, the Oklahoma land rush officially began
as thousands of Americans raced for new, unclaimed land.

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The first "Earth Day" was observed by millions of Americans on
this day in 1970.

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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is 81 years old today.


Actor Jack Nicholson is known for playing dark, psychopathic characters
such as Jack Torrance in
The Shining (1977) and Frank Costello in The
Departed
(2008). He won Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in 
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and As Good As it Gets (1997) 
and for Best Supporting Actor in
Terms of Endearment (1983). He also
received praise for his roles in
Chinatown (1974) and About Schmidt 
(2002) and for portraying the Joker in 1989’s
Batman. 

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                  Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005)

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