by Susan | Dec 29, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 29, 1845 Texas entered the United States as a slave state, widening the gulf in the United States over the issue of slavery and setting off the Mexican-American War. December 29, 1890 In the final chapter of America’s long Indian wars, the U.S. Cavalry...
by Susan | Dec 28, 2014 | peacemaker birthdays
December 28, 1955 Liu Xiaobo “Hatred can rot away at a person’s intelligence and conscience. Enemy mentality will poison the spirit of a nation, incite cruel mortal struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and hinder a nation’s progress toward...
by Susan | Dec 28, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 28, 1793 Thomas Paine was arrested in France for treason, having been tried in absentia on December 26 and convicted. Before moving to France, Paine was an instrumental figure in the American Revolution as the author of Common Sense. Paine moved to Paris to...
by Susan | Dec 27, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 27, 1900 Abandoning the nonviolent tactics of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), anti-alcohol crusader Carrie Nation took an axe and smashed up the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas, causing several thousand dollars in damage and...
by Susan | Dec 27, 2014 | Good to Know!
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