by Susan | Jun 29, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 29, 1963 A mass “walk-on” (trespass) was organized at a chemical and biological warfare facility in Porton Down, England. These weaponized agents had been researched and produced there since 1916; it’s now known as the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory....
by Susan | Jun 28, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 28, 1962 In 1957, Austin folklorist and radio storyteller John Henry Faulk ran afoul of AWARE, a New York-based for-profit company that vetted entertainers for communist leanings during the height of the Cold war. His radio career ended, and he sued for libel. On...
by Susan | Jun 27, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 27, 1942 Hans Scholl and Alex Schmorell wrote the first four of six leaflets, called the “Leaves of the White Rose,” attacking the Nazi regime and listing its crimes, from the mass extermination of Jews, to the dictatorship and the elimination of the personal...
by Susan | Jun 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 26, 1945 On the stage of San Francisco’s Veterans Auditorium (now known as the Herbst Theatre in the center of the War Memorial Veterans Building), delegates from 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter, establishing the world body as a means of saving...
by Susan | Jun 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 25, 2013 The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, eliminating what most experts regard as the crucial enforcement mechanism of the law. Section 5 requires certain states or local jurisdictions to obtain pre-clearance...
by Susan | Jun 24, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 24, 1932 A bloodless revolution instigated by the People’s Party ended the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now...
