by Susan | Jan 19, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays, Uncategorized
January 18, 1882 A.A. Milne “You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” January 21, 1561 Francis Bacon “Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man’s...
by Susan | Jan 18, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 18, 1958 Hockey player Willie O’Ree of the Boston Bruins took to the ice for a game against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). January 18, 1985 For the first time since joining the World Court in 1946,...
by Susan | Jan 17, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 17, 1893 A group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and established a new provincial government with Dole as president. The coup occurred with the foreknowledge of John L. Stevens, the U.S....
by Susan | Jan 16, 2015 | Good to Know!, peacemaker birthdays
Happy 25th birthday to Fuerza Unida! On January 16, 1990 Levis shut down its plant on Zarzamora St. and moved its operation to Costa Rica, leaving 1,160 workers without retirement, severance, possibility of jobs elsewhere. Fuerza Unida, United in Strength, a sewing...
by Susan | Jan 16, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 16, 1979 Faced with strikes, violent demonstrations, an army mutiny and clerical opposition to his repressive rule, the Shah of Iran, its hereditary monarch since 1941, was forced to flee the country. He had been installed in a CIA- and British-engineered 1953...
