by Susan | Jan 21, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
January 21, 1977 President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War. Some 100,000 young Americans went abroad in the late 1960s and early 70s to avoid serving in the war, most to Canada....
by Susan | Jan 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
January 20, 1942 Nazi officials meet in a Berlin suburb to devise a plan that would render a “final solution to the Jewish question” in Europe. Various gruesome proposals were discussed, including mass sterilization and deportation to the island of Madagascar. SS...
by Susan | Jan 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
January 19, 1994 The “Shoes for Guns” firearm buy-back effort began in Chicago. More than 1,100 Chicago area residents traded firepower for footwear during a three-day exchange. A wide variety of weapons, from flare pistols to handguns to a projectile...
by Susan | Jan 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
January 18, 1965 In Stanford v. Texas, the US Supreme Court added another level of constitutional consideration for the issuance of search warrants when articles of expression, protected by the First Amendment, are among the items to be taken. In effect, when a state...
by Susan | Jan 17, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
January 17, 1972 A 300-page report by the U.S. Surgeon General reached the “tentative and limited” conclusion about “a causal relation between viewing violence on television and aggressive...
by Susan | Jan 16, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
January 16, 2001 A fuel supply tanker to the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific ran aground off the island of San Cristobal. Marine experts warned of an ecological disaster to the Archipelago, which is home to thousands of unique animal and plant species. Eventually, as...
