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22 Apr, 6 tweets, 2 min read
In 1970, before the environment was seen as a political cause, it united everyone.

Here's what the first #EarthDay on April 22, 1970, looked like 📸 buzzfeednews.com/article/katebu…
Students march through the business district of suburban St. Louis, protesting against smog caused by automobiles
The first Earth Day in New York City
Thousands of people form a mile-long procession during an Earth Walk in Philadelphia
Students paddle down the Milwaukee River on homemade rafts on the first Earth Day to protest water pollution
A Pace College student in a gas mask "smells" a magnolia blossom on the first Earth Day in New York City

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