Video: 'Earth Day 1970 CBS News with Walter Cronkite (Full)' (15 videos)

(Wednesday, April 22, 1970) — Millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first Earth Day today.

Video: 'Almanac: The first Earth Day'

“Across the nation, trash was gathered, streets swept, ponds and parks cleaned, trees and flowers planted,” the Associated Press reported, as “youth joined hands with age across the generation gap.”