by Susan | Dec 21, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 21, 1991 Eleven former Soviet republics and Russia peaceably declared an end to the Soviet Union and formed the Commonwealth of Independent States. Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 20, 1989 The United States invaded Panama in an attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, who had been indicted in the United States on drug trafficking charges and was accused of suppressing democracy in Panama and endangering U.S. nationals....
by Susan | Dec 19, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 19, 1940 Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps were established for conscientious objectors following the institution of the first peacetime draft. Followers of the Quakers, Mennonites and Church of the Brethren worked nine-hour days except Sundays, had to pay...
by Susan | Dec 17, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 17, 1862 Union General Ulysses S. Grant lashed out at at Jewish cotton speculators, who he believed were the driving force behind the black market for cotton, and issued an order expelling all Jewish people from his military district, which encompassed parts...
by Susan | Dec 15, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 15, 1791 The Bill of Rights became law when Virginia ratified the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. December 15, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in the Pacific, brought an end to Shintoism as...
by Susan | Dec 13, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 13, 1937 During the Sino-Japanese War, Nanking, the capital of China, fell to Japanese forces, and the Chinese government fled. To break the spirit of Chinese resistance, Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the...
