The Earth Day flag, also known as Earth Flag, was designed by John McConnell in 1970. The flag features a photographic image of Earth that was taken during the flight of Apollo 10 in 1969.

How about this: Did you know that Earth Day has its own flag? Yep, it sure does. Not only that, but Earth Day also has its very own theme song, too. If you can name that tune, go directly to the ...

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 ...