by Susan | Oct 7, 2017 | Cool Video
by Susan | Oct 6, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
October 6, 1961 President John Kennedy, speaking on civil defense, advises American families to build or buy a bomb shelter to protect them from atomic fallout in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet...
by Susan | Oct 5, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
October 5, 1981 President Ronald Reagan signed a resolution granting honorary American citizenship to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving about 100,000 Hungarians, most of them Jews, from the Nazis during WW II. He became the second honorary...
by Susan | Oct 4, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
October 4, 2014 Thousands marched in Africa and around the world to pressure governments to do more to stop the poaching industry that many fear is driving rhinos and elephants to the brink of extinction. The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, took place in 136...
by Susan | Oct 3, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
October 3, 1972 The SALT I treaties, which placed the first limits on nuclear arsenals, went into effect. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks succeeded when U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev agreed to limit anti-ballistic...