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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Maytime 📽️ Le Chant du Printemps 🎼1937

Maytime 📽️ 1937 
Le Chant du Printemps
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Nelson Eddy & Jeanette Mc Donald
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Résumé:
Une ancienne chanteuse d'opéra se remémore sa vie. A Paris sous le Second Empire, elle était une jeune cantatrice en début de carrière. Elle tomba amoureuse d'un de ses partenaires, idylle qu'elle rompit parce qu'elle devait épouser son mentor...
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One of the top-grossing films of 1937, Maytime is the poignant, glorious musical that has long been acknowledged as a supreme masterpiece of its genre. See and hear Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy at the height of their vocal powers and popularity. John Barrymore gives a thunderous portrayal as Nicolai Nazaroff, the egocentric voice teacher whose jealousy proves to be fatal.
Marcia (MacDonald), young and beautiful, is an opera singer, the toast of Napoleon III's Paris. Paul (Eddy) is an American voice student, homesick and penniless. They meet and fall in love. Unfortunately, she has just accepted Nazaroff's proposal of marriage. Hailed by The New York Times as "a picture to treasure," Maytime's many highlights include Sigmund Romberg's lovely theme song, "Will You Remember? (Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart)", the superb Russian opera sequence adapted from Tchaikovsky's "Fifth Symphony" and the ghostly, flower-strewn finale, one of motion-picture history's most touching scenes.

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A beautiful opera singer meets an American boy and unexpectedly falls in love. Under duress, she weds her mentor. Years go by and destiny makes the ex-lovers perform together.
Initial release: 26 March 1937 (USA)
Director: Robert Z. Leonard

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Maytime 1937 
Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore
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At a small town May Day celebration, elderly Miss Morrison tries to console her young friend Kip, whose sweetheart Barbara has been offered a job on the operatic stage. Later, Barbara goes for comfort to Miss Morrison, who reveals that years ago she was the internationally famous opera diva Marcia Mornay. Miss Morrison then relates her story: Marcia, a young American singer in Paris, is guided to success by famed but stern voice teacher Nicolai Nazaroff, who introduces her at the court of Louis Napoleon.
Maytime is a 1937 American musical romantic drama film produced by MGM. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The screenplay was rewritten from the book for Sigmund Romberg's 1917 operetta Maytime by Rida Johnson Young, Romberg's librettist; however, only one musical number by Romberg was retained.
The film's storyline greatly resembles that of Noël Coward's operetta Bitter Sweet, right down to the "frame story" surrounding the main plot. Three years later, MGM filmed a Technicolor version of Bitter Sweet, but altered the plot slightly so that audiences would not notice the similarities. (Wikipedia)

Daniel Paparozzi 
Fat Prima Donna Song 
from Maytime 1937
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Fat Prima Donna Song
Mon ami--mon ami, see the prima donna fair with a line, 
and a line and a wooly mop of hair...
Hear the prima donna sing "la, la, la"...
Oh the people thinks she's fine--  la la la...
Because they're full of wine!  Oooooh, vive l'opera...
Now  a dot, and a dot and a little bit of this and that and a curve, with a curve
For the lady's always fat!
Hear the prima donna sing "Mi, mi, mi"
You can bid romance, adieu, la, la, la  She's big enough for two!
Oooooh, vive l'opera, Vive l'opera...
With a dash, and a dash and some fingers for her arms with a touch, and a touch
Oh the Lady's full of charms!
Hear the prima donna sing "Woo woo"
she can always please the crowd,   la, la, la
Because she sings so loud! Oooooh, l'opera, Vive l'opera...
Mon ami--bien ami, see my little protégé.
Lack-adee, lack-a-day...
Madame much prefer ballet!
How Madame would skip and prance,  la, la, la
If she ever got the chance--la la la
she'd  really rather dance   Oooooh, l'opera, Vive l'opera...

https://www.jeanettemacdonaldfanclub.com/lyrics.htm
 
Daniel Paparozzi s
Fat Prima Donna song (Maytime)
I don't know if anyone ever has seen the old Nelson Eddie & Jeannette McDonald movie… There’s this one song in the movie “Maytime”  where he's in a bar and everyone's freaking have a good time and someone goes up to him and says sing me the song about the fat Primadonna and so he does.  And that this is the song - it's the daytime Drinking Song  “The Primadonna”
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Originally Broadcast 9/4/1944
Host Cecil B. DeMille celebrates the liberation of France in the opening of the show!
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Maytime (1937 film)
Maytime is a 1937 American musical romantic drama film produced by MGM. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The screenplay was rewritten from the book for Sigmund Romberg's 1917 operetta Maytime by Rida Johnson Young, Romberg's librettist; however, only one musical number by Romberg was retained.
The film's storyline greatly resembles that of Noël Coward's operetta Bitter Sweet, right down to the "frame story" surrounding the main plot. Three years later, MGM filmed a Technicolor version, Bitter Sweet (1940), but altered the plot slightly so that audiences would not notice the similarities.

 
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 Le Chant du printemps
Le Chant du printemps (Maytime) est un film américain réalisé par Robert Z. Leonard, sorti en 1937.
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Synopsis
Lors de la célébration du 1er mai dans une petite ville, la vieille Miss Morrison tente de consoler son jeune ami Kip, dont la bien-aimée Barbara s'est vu offrir un emploi sur la scène de l'opéra. Plus tard, Barbara va chercher du réconfort auprès de Miss Morrison, qui lui révèle qu'elle était, il y a quelques années, la diva d'opéra de renommée internationale Marcia Mornay. Miss Morrison raconte alors son histoire. Elle parti à Paris pour chanter et fut très vite propuslé vers le succès par le célèbre mais sévère professeur de chant Nicolai Nazaroff, qui la présente à la cour de Louis Napoléon.
Cette nuit-là, Nicolai demande Marcia en mariage et elle accepte, même s'ils savent tous deux qu'elle n'est pas amoureuse de lui. Plus tard, se sentant agitée, Marcia part en balade et se retrouve bloquée dans le Quartier latin lorsque le cheval de son chauffeur s'enfuit. Dans une taverne, elle rencontre un étudiant américain, Paul Allison, lui aussi chanteur, mais moins ambitieux que Marcia. Bien qu'ils soient attirés l'un par l'autre, elle refuse d'abord de le revoir par loyauté envers Nicolai, mais promet bientôt de déjeuner avec lui le lendemain. Ils apprécient leur déjeuner ensemble mais Marcia dit à nouveau qu'ils ne peuvent plus se voir et part. Paul vole alors des billets pour la voir jouer dans l'opéra Les Huguenots de Giacomo Meyerbeer ce soir-là, et après avoir été chassé de son siège par le directeur, il se rend dans sa loge et ne part que lorsqu'elle lui promet de le rejoindre à Saint Cloud pour une fête du 1er mai. Pendant la fête, Paul lui dit qu'il l'aime, mais elle lui répond qu'elle doit trop à Nicolai et qu'elle ne pourra jamais rompre une promesse faite à ce dernier. Ils se séparent alors après s'être juré de toujours se souvenir de leur journée ensemble.
Sept ans plus tard, Marcia, qui a épousé Nicolai, est devenue la coqueluche du monde de l'opéra, mais lors de son retour triomphal en Amérique, elle se rend compte que sa vie est vide. Bien que fidèle et dévouée à Nicolai, son manque de passion pour lui les a rendus tous deux malheureux. À New York, Nicolai s'arrange pour que Marcia chante Czaritza (un opéra fictif dont la musique est tirée de la Symphonie numéro 5 de Tchaïkovski), en compagnie de Paul, qui est devenu un baryton de renom. Nicolai ne se rend pas compte qu'elle est toujours amoureuse de Paul. Lors de la répétition, ils agissent d'abord comme s'ils ne s'étaient jamais rencontrés auparavant mais Nicolai commence à soupçonner la vérité lorsque Archipenco, le professeur de chant de Paul, parle de sa rencontre avec Marcia à Paris plusieurs années auparavant. Nicolai reconnaît alors Paul comme le jeune homme qui a quitté la loge de Marcia après la représentation des Huguenots .
Lors d'une brillante soirée d'ouverture, Nicolai est jaloux de l'émotion évidente dans les scènes d'amour de Paul et Marcia sur scène mais il ne sait pas qu'ils prévoient de s'enfuir ensemble. Plus tard, à leur hôtel, lorsque Nicolai interroge Marcia, elle demande sa liberté, qu'il promet de lui accorder. Cependant, elle découvre bientôt que Nicolai s'en est pris à Paul avec une arme. Dans l'appartement de Paul, Nicolai tire sur lui au moment où Marcia arrive. Paul meurt alors dans ses bras, lui disant que les souvenirs de leur premier mai ensemble lui ont duré toute sa vie. Il est présumé que Nicolai sera arrêté pour le meurtre de Paul. À la fin de son histoire, Miss Morrison aide Barbara à réaliser qu'elle et Kip sont faits l'un pour l'autre. Alors qu'elle regarde les jeunes amoureux s'embrasser, Miss Morrison meurt tranquillement.

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Jeanette MacDonald &  Nelson Eddy
Will You Remember
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Nelson Eddy's
Movie Songbook
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One of the top-grossing films of 1937, Maytime is the poignant, glorious musical that has long been acknowledged as a supreme masterpiece of its genre. See and hear Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy at the height of their vocal powers and popularity. John Barrymore gives a thunderous portrayal as Nicolai Nazaroff, the egocentric voice teacher whose jealousy proves to be fatal. Marcia (MacDonald), young and beautiful, is an opera singer, the toast of Napoleon III's Paris. Paul (Eddy) is an American voice student, homesick and penniless. They meet and fall in love. Unfortunately, she has just accepted Nazaroff's proposal of marriage. Hailed by The New York Times as "a picture to treasure," Maytime's many highlights include Sigmund Romberg's lovely theme song, "Will You Remember? (Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart)", the superb Russian opera sequence adapted from Tchaikovsky's "Fifth Symphony" and the ghostly, flower-strewn finale, one of motion-picture history's most touching scenes.
Original Theatrical Trailer  Warner Archive
Maytime  
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Sweetheart Will you Remember
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Friday, May 1, 2026

May🌼Lusty Month of May

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May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the third month to have the length of 31 days. May is also the month with the shortest name.
The Lusty Month of May
"Camelot 1967"
Dazzling number from Lerner & Loewe's Camelot.
A majestic romance set in the days of yore starring Richard Harris as King Arthur with Vanessa Redgrave as the beautiful Queen. Franco Nero co-stars as Lancelot, the classic knight in shining armor. 
May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States and Canada and ends on Labor Day, first Monday of September.
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Background 
The month May was named for the Greek Goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or "young people" (Fasti VI.88). 
Mayovka, in the context of the late Russian Empire, was a picnic in the countryside or in a park in the early days of May, hence the name. Eventually, "mayovka" (specifically, "proletarian mayovka") came to mean an illegal celebration of May 1 by revolutionary public, typically presented as an innocent picnic.
Special devotions to the Virgin Mary take place in May. See May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Eta Aquariids meteor shower appears in May. It is visible from about April 21 to about May 20 each year with peak activity on or around May 6. The Arietids shower from May 22-July 2, and peaks on June 7. The Virginids also shower at various dates in May. 
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Ancient Roman observances
Under the calendar of ancient Rome, the festival of Bona Dea fell on May 1, Argei fell on May 14 or May 15, Agonalia fell on May 21, and Ambarvalia on May 29. Floralia was held April 27 during the Republican era, or April 28 on the Julian calendar, and lasted until May 3. Lemuria (festival) fell on 9,11, and 13 May under the Julian calendar. The College of Aesculapius and Hygia celebrated two festivals of Rosalia (festival), one on May 11 and one on May 22. Rosalia was also celebrated at Pergamon on May 24–26. A military Rosalia festival also occurred on May 31. Ludi Fabarici was celebrated on May 29-June 1. 
Mercury would receive a sacrifice on the Ides of May (May 15). Tubilustrium took place on May 23 as well as in March. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
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May Symbols
May’s birthstone is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success. The May birth flower is the Lily of the Valley and the Crataegus monogyna. It is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States, but has been naturalized throughout the temperate climactic world.

The “mayflower” Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May, and the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, west to Kentucky in the southern range, and to Northwest Territories in the north.
The zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards).
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Julie Andrews
The Lusty Month Of May

From the Broadway Production of "Camelot", Music & Lyrics By Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Complete & Finished 😕

No Dictionary
Has been able to Adequately Explain
The Difference Between:

COMPLETE  and  FINISHED

However, in a recent linguistic conference held in London, England, and attended by some of the best linguists in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese, was the clear winner.

His final challenge was this: “Some say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. Please explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand.”

Here is his astute answer:

“When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. 

But, when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.

And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, 
                you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!”
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His answer was received with a standing ovation lasting over 5 minutes and it entitled him to receive an invitation to dine with the Queen, who decided to call him after the contest.

He won a trip to travel around the world in style and a case of 25 year old Eldorado rum for his answer.

Monday, April 27, 2026

Native American Heritage Day

Native American Heritage Day
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Today is about a heritage that tends to get overlooked even though indigenous people are the very foundation of the United States.

Friday, Nov. 27, is the 11th annual National Native American Heritage Day. The holiday falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving, thanks to a law signed by President Barack Obama. 

“I encourage every American to join me in observing Native American Heritage Day…,” Obama said in 2009, when the resolution was signed. “It is also important for all of us to understand the rich culture, tradition, and history of Native Americans and their status today, and to appreciate the contributions that First Americans have made and will continue to make to our Nation.”

There are nearly 6.79 million Native Americans living in the U.S. According to Native Hope, the heart of Native American Heritage Day and Month — which is also November — is “the restoration of a valued identity.“

President George H.W. Bush was the one who established November as National American Indian Heritage Month in 1990, though the name has changed since then.
But enough about the law, let’s hop right into their culture.
 
Here’s 10 facts about Native Americans.

We use some of their words in English
The Algonnquian group were the first to meet English explorers, which led to integrating their words into our own language:
    caribou (“snow-shoveler”)
    chipmunk (“red squirrel”)
    moccasin, moose, muskrat, opossum (“white dog”)
    papoose (“baby”)
    pecan (“nut”)
    powwow (“to dream, to have a vision”)
    raccoon, skunk (“to urinate” + “fox”)
    squaw, toboggan, totem, wigwam, and woodchuck
 
Before Christopher Columbus “discovered” America — then called “The New World” — scholars estimated there were more than 50 million people already living there.
Most scholars break North America into 10 separate areas: the Arctic, the Subarctic, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Plains, the Southwest, the Great Basin, California, the Northwest Coast and the Plateau.
 
We use some of their words in English
The Algonnquian group were the first to meet English explorers, which led to integrating their words into our own language:
    caribou (“snow-shoveler”)
    chipmunk (“red squirrel”)
    moccasin, moose, muskrat, opossum (“white dog”)
    papoose (“baby”)
    pecan (“nut”)
    powwow (“to dream, to have a vision”)
    raccoon, skunk (“to urinate” + “fox”)
    squaw, toboggan, totem, wigwam, and woodchuck
 
Before Christopher Columbus “discovered” America — then called “The New World” — scholars estimated there were more than 50 million people already living there.
Most scholars break North America into 10 separate areas: the Arctic, the Subarctic, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Plains, the Southwest, the Great Basin, California, the Northwest Coast and the Plateau.

The Northeast culture

This area stretches from Canada’s Atlantic coast to North Carolina and the Mississppi River Valley.
These people were either Iroquoian speakers — the Cayuga, Oneida, Erie, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora, who lived by rivers and lakes and “politically stable” villages — and the Algonquian speakers — the Pequot, Fox, Shawnee, Wampanoag, Delaware and Menominee who lived in small farming and fishing villages along the ocean. They grew crops like corn, beans and vegetables.

The Southeast culture
This was located at the north of the Gulf of Mexico to the south of the Northeast.
Here the climate was humid, but the land had fertile agriculture. They grew crops like maize, beans and squash. They lived in small market villages.
Of the Southeastern Indigenous peoples are the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole, also known as the Five Civilized Tribes, who spoke the Muskogean language.
 
The Plains culture
These indigenous people lived in cone-shaped teepees, which were made of bison-skin and could be folded and carried anywhere.
They were hunters, and always on the move. These groups included: the Crow, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Comanche and Arapaho. They used horses to “pursue great herds of buffalo across the prairie.” 

The Southwest culture
In the Southwest were the Navajo and Apache, who were nomadic.
This group was hunters and gatherers who sometimes raided their neighbors for crops.
They were also on the move. Their homes, called hogans, were made out of mud and bark.

They praised food as spirits
The Iroquois called maize, beans, and squash the “three sisters.”
They regarded these foods so vital that they were thought of as female spirits.

Before mohawk was a hairstyle, it was a tribe
The Mohawks were a tribe of the Iroquois nation.
These people also liked to “keep one side of their scalp cleanly shaven while the other side was painted a bright color.”
They had their own holiday traditions

The Iroquois celebrated a winter festival similar to trick-or-treating.
A small group of teenagers were led by an older woman as they sang and danced. They stopped outside people’s houses and waited for presents to be brought out to them.

The Sun Dance
This ceremonial dance was done by the Plains people.
Dancers had skewers implanted in their chest muscles and were attached to a sacred cottonwood tree by a rope.
In return for the pain, they “hoped for a plentiful supply of buffalo.“
 
The tribes live on
As of October 2019, there are 63 state-recognized tribes in 11 states: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia. 

There are also 574 sovereign tribal nations, which means they have some authority granted by the U.S. government. They have a “formal” relationship with the U.S. government.
These tribal nations are in 35 states and their sovereignty is legally defined as a “federally recognized tribal nation.”
 
 
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indigenous Peoples' Day may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples%27_Day
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Friday, April 24, 2026

Arbor Day 🌳 History

🌳🌴🌲 History of Arbor Day 🌳🌴🌲
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Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday of April
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Arbor Day - which literally translates to “tree” day from the Latin origin of the word arbor - is a holiday that celebrates the planting, upkeep and preservation of trees. For centuries, communities spanning the globe have found various ways to honor nature and the environment. However, the appreciation of trees and forests in modern times can be largely attributed to Arbor Day. And although Arbor Day may not have the same clout as holidays like Valentine’s Day or St. Patrick’s Day (or even Earth Day), it has a history with strong roots that branched out across multiple nations. Arbor Day 2021 will occur on Friday, April 30, and is typically celebrated on the last Friday in April in the United States.
 #Arbor Day from Holidays-Fetes
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The History of Arbor Day
https://youtu.be/nd4C0rO8TCY
America's tree planting festival 🌳 Arbor Day
Arbor Day 🌳 PBS
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Arbor Day Explained
Why America Plants Millions of Trees

In this engaging educational video, learners explore the origins and importance of Arbor Day, a national tradition that encourages communities to plant and protect trees. Discover how the idea began in the 1800s when Julius Sterling Morton encouraged settlers in Nebraska to plant trees across the open plains. Learn how trees improve the environment by protecting soil, providing habitats for wildlife, cooling cities and helping clean the air.
This video also explores the deeper message behind Arbor Day — that planting trees is an act of hope for the future. Each sapling planted today can grow to benefit generations to come.

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   Arbor Day Foundation Vision
We're working to make a difference worldwide by planting trees. And you can be a part of this movement. Find out more about how your organization can get involved at arborday.org/partnerships
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What Is Arbor Day?
The origins of Arbor Day date back to the early 1870s in Nebraska City, . A journalist by the name of Julius Sterling Morton moved to the state with his wife, Caroline, in 1854, a little more than 10 years before Nebraska gained its statehood in 1867. The couple purchased 160 acres in Nebraska City and planted a wide variety of trees and shrubs in what was a primarily a flat stretch of desolate plain.

Morton also became the editor of the state’s first newspaper, Nebraska City News, which was a perfect platform for Morton to spread his knowledge of trees… and to stress their ecological importance to Nebraska. His message of tree life resonated with his readers, many of whom recognized the lack of forestation in their community. Morton also became involved with the Nebraska Board of Agriculture.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Earth Day 1970 🌍 2017: What’s Changed?

Earth Day
1970 🌍 2017
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What’s Changed?
American Museum of Natural History
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Published on Apr 20, 2017
The first Earth Day was in 1970. What’s changed since? 
  1. Our population has doubled. 
  2. We’re emitting 2.4 times more CO2. 
  3. Sea levels have risen 4 inches. 
But the world has also changed for the better. See how our actions since 1970 have added up.

For details about the Museum's Earth Day programming and to RSVP for the Earth Day Kickoff, please visit http://www.amnh.org/calendar/earth-day-at-the-museum

Family and Childrens Programs
Earth Day at the Museum
Saturday, April 22
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Join us on Earth Day to celebrate the vital role that science plays in society and in our individual lives.

Earth Day Kickoff
At 9 am, Museum scientists and staff will celebrate Earth Day and welcome participants in the March for Science NYC, with coffee and doughnuts for the first 1,000 attendees on the Museum steps on Central Park West. In light of the large crowds expected on Saturday, please RSVP if you plan to join us. And please bring your own coffee mug!

When the Museum opens at 10 am, Earth Day programming will include:

Data-driven graphics displayed throughout the Museum highlighting changes in Earth’s environments since the first Earth Day 47 years ago, based on data from publicly-funded federal agencies such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Highlights tours of the Museum, focusing on conservation stories

Screenings of the documentary Saving My Tomorrow, presented by HBO and the American Museum of Natural History, featuring Museum scientists and students from the Museum's Science and Nature Program, in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life

The Museum's way-finding app Explorer will feature a new Earth Day selection.
http://www.amnh.org/calendar/earth-day-at-the-museum
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VIDEO CREDITS
Executive Producer  AMNH/V. Trakinski
Writer/Producer  AMNH/L. Moustakerski
Animator  AMNH/S. Krasinski
Sound Design  AMNH/J. Morfoot
Scientific Advisors   AMNH/A. Porzecanski
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation

DATA SOURCES
CSIRO
Endangered Species International
EPA, America’s Children and the Environment, 2015
EPA, Our Nation’s Air: Trends Through 2015
Global Carbon Atlas
IPCC, Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report, 5th Assessment
IUCN Red List
NASA
NOAA
UN Environment Programme, Ozone Secretariat
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
UN, World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision
US Fish & Wildlife Service
van Dijk, A., et al., “Skin cancer risks avoided by the Montreal Protocol,” Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2012
WWF, Living Planet Report 2016
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