Monday 22 April 2013

Google Celebrates Earth Day

Open up Google today and a beautiful green landscape complete with streams, a bright sun, birds and trees greets you. It’s time for a doodle again and today folks at Google are celebrating Earth Day with this interactive, animated doodle.

There’s a play button on the doodle, right on the sun and when you click the sun, begins the amazing journey of Earth through its various seasons.

Celebrated on 22nd April, Earth Day was first proposed by John McConnell in 1969 at the UNESCO Conference in San Fransisco. However, he put forth the idea to celebrate the day on 21st March. Soon after his suggestion was put forth, Gaylord Nelson, a US senator proposed having 22nd April as Earth Day instead. His suggestion was taken up and since then, the 22nd of April is celebrated as  International Mother Earth Day every year.


Google Doodle Earth Day

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