by Susan | Nov 24, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
November 24, 1987 The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap short- and medium-range missiles in the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons. November 24, 1993 Congress voted to formally apologize to Hawaii for the 1893...
by Susan | Nov 23, 2014 | peacemaker birthdays
24 November, 1961 Arundhati Roy “It’s odd how those who dismiss the peace movement as utopian, don’t hesitate to proffer the most absurdly dreamy reasons for going to war: to stamp out terrorism, install democracy, eliminate fascism, and most entertainingly, to...
by Susan | Nov 22, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
November 22, 1968 What is believed to be the first interracial kiss on U.S. broadcast television occurred in an episode of Star Trek between William Shatner and Nichelle...
by Susan | Nov 21, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
November 21, 1975 A Senate committee issued a report charging that U.S. government (CIA) officials were behind assassination plots against Fidel Castro and Patrice Lumumba of the Congo and were heavily involved in plots that led to the assassinations of Ngo Dinh Diem...
by Susan | Nov 20, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
November 20, 1945 The International War Crimes Tribunal began in Nuremberg, Germany, and continued until October 1, 1946, establishing that military and political subordinates are responsible for their own actions even if ordered by their superiors. November 20, 1959...
