That same year, Senator Gaylord Nelson declared a week-long celebration in April.
It was conceived by John McConnell, who persuaded the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to pass a resolution in observance of it. It was first celebrated by the United Nations on March 21, 1971, with the ringing of the Peace Bell at the moment of the vernal equinox. That same year, Senator Gaylord Nelson declared a week-long celebration in April. For 10 points—name this environmental holiday.
It was conceived by John McConnell, who persuaded the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to pass a resolution in observance of it.
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