# @worldscifest on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/1yi7C7E9oj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461681-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a7d551bd91.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-04-22T19:58:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

The first Earth Day was in 1970 created by then-Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. After seeing the damage done by a 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, he was inspired to organize a national "teach-in" that focused on educating the public about the environment. (Source: LiveScience)

#science #earth #earthday #happyearthday #ifls #iflscience #nature #planet #teachin #environment #california #climatechange #earthday2015

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planet, earthday, nature, earth, teachin, science, earthday2015, climatechange, happyearthday, california, ifls, environment, iflscience

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