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  2. 10 Surprising Facts About Earth Day - AOL

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    A college student in a gas mask "smells" a magnolia blossom during the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 in New York City. Credit - AP. M ore than 8 billion people inhabit Earth, and soon a ...

  3. Earth Day - Wikipedia

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    Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 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) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.

  4. 40 Earth Day Quotes That Celebrate the Beauty of Our Planet ...

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    Celebrate Earth Day 2024 with these inspirational, happy, and funny Earth Day quotes and short messages about saving the environment and planet.

  5. Earth Day 2024: Why was Earth Day created, and how to ... - AOL

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    That first Earth Day led to the creation of the United ... The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970. The date was chosen because it fell between Spring Break and final exams, making it more ...

  6. Emery Molyneux - Wikipedia

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    Emery Molyneux (/ ˈ ɛ m ə r i ˈ m ɒ l ɪ n oʊ / EM-ər-ee MOL-in-oh; died June 1598) was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance.His terrestrial and celestial globes, first published in 1592, were the first to be made in England and the first to be made by an Englishman.

  7. Erdapfel - Wikipedia

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    Behaim-Globe, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, height 133 cm (52 in) Behaim’s Erdapfel Modern recreation of the gores of the Erdapfel Oceanic area described on the Martin Behaim globe. The Erdapfel ( German for 'earth apple'; pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔapfl̩] ⓘ ) is a terrestrial globe 51 cm (20 in) in diameter, produced by Martin ...

  8. 20 Earth Day facts that aren't common knowledge - AOL

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    In 1970, during the first official Earth Day celebration, roughly 20 million Americans, which was about 10% of America's population at the time, participated in demonstrations or celebrations of ...

  9. Martin Behaim - Wikipedia

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    The completed globe, which came to be called Erdapfel (earth apple) by the townspeople, was originally housed in Nuremberg's city hall. In the 17th century the Behaim family took possession of the globe. It was inexpertly restored in 1823 and again in 1847, resulting in the corruption of many place-names and labels.

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