0Newsweek on Earth Day 1970Just after the first Earth Day in 1970, Newsweek called the nationwide festivities “a bizarre national rain dance from sea to oil-slicked sea.” Read the story from our archives, plus see other historic Earth Day covers from the magazine.Updated Jul. 13, 2017 3:01PM EDT / Published Apr. 22, 2011 8:09AM EDT Newsweek January 26, 1970 Newsweek March 1, 1969 Newsweek June 12, 1972 Newsweek April 16, 1990