by Susan | Aug 12, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 12, 1998 Representatives of Swiss banks and holocaust survivors agreed to a settlement of $1.25 billion in reparations for victims of the Nazi...
by Susan | Aug 11, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 11, 1984 Prior to his weekly radio address, unaware that the microphone was open and he was broadcasting, President Ronald Reagan joked, “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia...
by Susan | Aug 10, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 10, 1988 President George H.W. Bush signed legislation apologizing and compensating for the World War II internment of Japanese...
by Susan | Aug 9, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 9, 1945 The second Atomic bombing of Japan occurred as the American B-29 bomber “Bockscar” headed for the city of Kokura, but because of poor visibility then chose a secondary target, Nagasaki. About noon, the bomb (code named “Fat Bot)...
by Susan | Aug 8, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 8, 1942 The Quit India Movement was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee in response to Gandhi’s call for immediate independence of India. In a speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, renamed August Revolution Ground, Gandhi urged...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 6, 1965 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Johnson, making illegal century-old practices aimed at preventing African Americans from exercising their constitutional right to vote. It created federal oversight of election laws in six Southern...
