Sunset Horizon Earth Day — AR0457 | Busy Beaver Button Museum

Category	Art Event Cause
Additional Images
Sub Categories	Illustrations Environment
Image Description	Yellow sunshine with red sky setting over blue and white waves of water.
Curl Text	EARTH WEEK COMM. OF PHILA. (union bug) ©1970 HORN CO. PHILA. 10126
Back Style	Unlocking pin
The Shape	Circle
The Size	1 1/2 inch
Year / Decade Made	1970 1970s
Additional Information	The first Earth Day celebration took place in April of 1970 in Philadelphia. The event was organized by a committee of students, including David Powell who designed the sunrise logo. They chose April 22 as a weekday between Spring Break and exams, hoping to maximize student involvement. However, the event soon gained national attention, and on the day, it is estimated that demonstrations were attended by twenty million Americans. Following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring several years earlier, the environmental movement had been gaining traction. Earth Day was the culmination of this concern. Notable speakers at the first Earth Day in Philadelphia included Ralph Nader, Allen Ginsberg, and Alan Watts.
Sources	Powell, David. (1970). "Environmental Button". National Museum of American History. "The History of Earth Day". (2020). Earth Day Network. https://www.earthday.org/history/.
Catalog ID	AR0457