Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Where was the first American celebration of Arbor Day?
A California
B Maine
C Nebraska
The first Arbor Day in the United States was organized by Nebraska newspaper editor and politician J. Sterling Morton on April 10, 1872. Volunteers planted about 1 million trees that day in Nebraska. By 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt actively promoted a national observance of Arbor Day as a way to encourage the planting of trees and curb the destruction of forests. Today, many other countries celebrate similar tree planting days.
The correct answer is Nebraska.