50 Years of Earth Day History: How Silent Spring Changed the World

Rachel Carson’s New York Times best seller launched a global movement.

By Kaytie Norman | Published Apr 6, 2020

Rachel Carson, the author of silent spring, the book that made earth day history

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rachel carson does marine biology research — Rachel Carson and Bob Hines conduct marine biology research in the Atlantic, 1952. Source.
Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

book of the month club edition of rachel carson's silent spring — Book-of-the-Month Club edition of Silent Spring. Source.
Photo Credit: Wikipedia

earth day history, richard nixon and his wife pat plant a tree on the white house lawn — President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon mark the first Earth Day by planting a tree on the White House lawn. Source.
Photo Credit: White House Photo Office

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