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The “No Kings” protests held across the United States on Sunday attracted an estimated 7 million attendees—approximately 2 million more than the “No Kings” protest in June—which places it among the largest single-day gatherings in U.S. history. Here’s where it stands on the list.
The Earth Day events held on April 22, 1970, drew an estimated 20 million Americans across the country. The two largest gatherings occurred in Washington, D.C., where 10,000 people assembled at the Washington Monument, and in New York City, where a portion of Fifth Avenue was closed to traffic in observance of the event.
Hands Across AmericaThis event on May 25, 1986, sought to raise funds for local charities that fought homelessness and poverty, and the idea behind it was ambitious: an unbroken chain of Americans, hand in hand, across the entire contiguous United States. Hands Across America attracted between 5 million and 7 million people—not quite enough to achieve its physical goal, but enough to raise approximately $15 million.
Women’s MarchThese demonstrations were held nationwide on January 21, 2017, to support gender equality, civil rights, and other issues following the inauguration of U.S. Pres. Donald Trump. According to some estimates, as many as 4.6 million people attended the various events in the United States, making it the fifth largest single-day gathering in U.S. history.