by Susan | Jun 4, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 4, 1939 During what became known as the “Voyage of the Damned,” the SS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany to the U.S., was turned away from the Florida coast. The ship, also denied permission to dock in Cuba, eventually returned to...
by Susan | Jun 3, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 3, 1839 In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroyed 20,000 chests (about 1.2 tons) of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War. In the 17th and 18th Century the Western demand...
by Susan | Jun 2, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 2, 1774 One of the Intolerable Acts, the Quartering Act, was enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided. This eventually lead to...
by Susan | Jun 1, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 1, 1950 Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R–Maine) stepped forward to denounce Senator Joe McCarthy for his reckless anti-Communist demagoguery. Sen. Smith’s speech was titled a “Declaration of Conscience.” Senate Republican leaders punished her by removing her as a...
by Susan | May 31, 2016 | Good to Know!
1 Ascension of Jesus – Orthodox Christian 3 Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic Christian 6 Ramadan begins – Islam 9 St. Columba of Iona – Celtic Christian 12-13 Shavuot – Jewish 16 Guru Arjan martyrdom – Sikh 19 New Church Day –...
