by Susan | Nov 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 19, 1863 Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created...
by Susan | Nov 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 18, 1307 According to Swiss legend, William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head. Gessler, the newly appointed Austrian Vogt (overlord) of Altdorf, raised a pole under the village lindentree, hung his hat on top of it, and demanded that all the...
by Susan | Nov 17, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 17, 1973 During a speech about Watergate in Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon told 400 Associated Press managing editors “I am not a...
by Susan | Nov 16, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 16, 1945 UNESCO was founded by the United Nations to promote international collaboration through education, science, and culture, with the goal of fostering peace and universal respect for justice and human rights. UNESCO stands for United Nations...
by Susan | Nov 15, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 15, 1969 Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic “March Against...
by Susan | Nov 14, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 14, 1960 Ruby Bridges became the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. As soon as Bridges entered the school, white parents pulled their own children out; all the teachers refused to teach while a black child was enrolled....
