by Susan | Oct 22, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 22, 1968 President Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968. It regulated firearms above .50-caliber as destructive devices and required registration and owner’s fingerprints. It also banned the sale of handguns to those under 21. Enforcement was up to the...
by Susan | Oct 21, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 21, 2012 In Zaragoza, Spain, around 1,000 people got together for a lunch prepared from leftover food in good condition. They were part of a movement called “Comida Basura: Tu basura es mi tesoro” (Waste Food: Your Trash, My Treasure), a...
by Susan | Oct 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 20, 1975 The Supreme Court ruled in Baker vs Owen that teachers could spank students if the students were told in advance of the behavior that would warrant such punishment. A growing body of research has shown that spanking and other forms of physical...
by Susan | Oct 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 19, 1969 In a speech denouncing the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, Vice President Spiro Agnew characterized the war’s opponents as “an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as...
by Susan | Oct 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 18, 2009 Brazilian Chief Almir Surui unveiled a project in partnership with Google, to make public the encroachment of illegal mining and logging on his people’s 600,000 acre Amazon Rainforest...
