Don’t Make A Wave Committee Renamed Greenpeace Foundation, May 4, 1972
The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to Greenpeace Foundation.
Date: May 4, 1972
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