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Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now-iconic image of Earth, sometimes called the “blue marble.” Our National Air and Space Museum explains how it became an inspiration and symbol for continuing Earth Day celebrations. 

Explore events, exhibitions, resources, and podcasts that highlight Smithsonian efforts to advance sustainability and discovery in order to help people and nature thrive together.

What inspires you? Take a look at posters, buttons, stamps, and other environmental objects from our collections. Smithsonian researchers emphasize the critical importance of empowering and partnering with local communities to conserve biodiversity and develop solutions to climate change.
  -          National Postal Museum        33c Earth Day single 
-          National Museum of American History        Earthday 40 Keychain 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Earth Day 
-          National Museum of American History        Earth Day '80 April 22 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        Earth Day '95 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        Earth Day at Wave Hill 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        Earth Day '91 New York City 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Go Green single 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Museum of American History        *Silent Spring*, Rachel Carson, 1962 
-          National Museum of American History        Earth Day Is Every Day South West Organizing Project 
-          National Museum of American History        Earth Day Flag 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Marjory Stoneman Douglas 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Museum of American History        "Freedom to Breathe" Environmental Poster 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Portrait Gallery        John Muir 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Museum of American History        Every Day Is Earth Day 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Rachel Louise Carson 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Go Green single 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Eliot Porter 
-          National Museum of American History        Denial is Deadly Climate Change is REAL / We Want Scientific Data Not Alternative Facts 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Museum of American History        Department of Energy Tree Wheel Diagram 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        McDonald's: Global "ReLeaf" 
-          Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum        United for Survival 
-          National Postal Museum        32c Earth Clean-Up single 
-          National Museum of American History        Urban Ecology Button 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
-          National Museum of American History        Environmental Button 
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