To protest environmental destruction, 20 million people took to the streets across the United States on 20 April, 1970. People has seen the devastating impacts of the Santa Barbara oil spill as well as ruinous first photographs of the Earth taken by astronauts. The article describes about remarkable Earth day that became largest environmental movement in history.
Author: Sophie Yeo
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200420-earth-day-2020-how-an-environmental-movement-was-born