by Susan | Nov 25, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
November 25, 1986 President Ronald Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese revealed that $30 million in profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to support the Nicaraguan contra insurgents in violation of U.S. law, in what became known as the...
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 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...
by Susan | Nov 19, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history, Uncategorized
November 19, 1915 Joe Hill, a labor organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and framed for murder, was killed by firing squad in the courtyard of the Utah State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City. His final words were “Don’t waste any time in...
