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Cronkite on the first Earth day in 1970: "There are no civil rights or peace in a lifeless world"
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2:40Now PlayingCBS News anchor Walter Cronkite hosted a special broadcast for the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. He closed out the broadcast with a message with the world about the environment and climate change.
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