by Susan | Feb 4, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 4, 1944 The Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals was formed by Sam Wood, King Vidor, Walt Disney and others. Their statement of principles included, “In our special field of motion pictures, we resent the growing impression...
by Susan | Feb 3, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 3, 1998 Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker, the first female inmate to be put to death by the state in 135...
by Susan | Feb 2, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 2, 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, ending the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States and adding an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the area that would become the states of California, Nevada,...
by Susan | Feb 1, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 1, 1861 Texas became the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention voted 166 to 8 in favor of the measure. Governor Sam Houston refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and was replaced in March 1861 by his lieutenant...
