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Gerardo Ceballos

To the Ends of the Earth: Earth Day 50 Years On

April 22, 2020 by John Gibbons

Fifty years ago today, more than twenty million people took to the streets in towns and cities across the U.S. in what was and remains the largest environmental protest in history. On that evening’s news, CBS anchor, Walter Cronkite intoned: “a unique day in American history is ending, a day set aside for a nationwide … Read more

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