by Susan | Feb 12, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 12, 1950 Albert Einstein warned against the hydrogen bomb on US national TV. “If successful,” Einstein warned, “radioactive poisoning of the atmosphere, hence the annihilation of any life on earth, has been brought within the range of technical...
by Susan | Feb 11, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 11, 1812 Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law that favored his party, giving rise to the term “gerrymandering.” His district was shaped like a...
by Susan | Feb 10, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 10, 1535 Twelve nude Mennonite Anabaptists ran through the streets of Amsterdam, shouting,”Truth is naked.” They were put to...
by Susan | Feb 9, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 9, 2014 In Bosnia hundreds marched in Sarajevo to protest alleged police abuse of people arrested during anti-government protests and to call for their...
by Susan | Feb 8, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 8, 1944 Harry S. McAlpin became the first African American journalist admitted to a White House press conference. The breakthrough came just days after 13 African American publishers met with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and presented him with 21 goals...
