Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum
ABC by the Jackson Five (on American Bandstand, featuring the early dance moves of a 12-year-old Michael Jackson)
American Woman by The Guess Who
Something's Burning by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Up The Ladder To The Roof by The Supremes - on the Ed Sullivan show (their first album after Diana Ross left the group)
Rainy Night In Georgia by Brook Benton
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly & The Family Stone
Woodstock by Crosby Stills Nash & Young
The May 4th, 1970, massacre at Kent State University was just a few days away, which would prompt another hit song by Crosby Stills Nash and Young.
But on April 22, 1970, more than 20 million people participated in that first Earth Day, the largest single-day protest in human history, inspiring the world for a half-century and beyond.
According to EarthDay.org, "By the end of 1970, the first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of other first of their kind environmental laws, including the National Environmental Education Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Clean Air Act. Two years later Congress passed the Clean Water Act. A year after that, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act and soon after the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. These laws have protected millions of men, women and children from disease and death and have protected hundreds of species from extinction."
Earth Day 1970 news with Walter Cronkite:
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