Today in history

April 18

1941
Bus companies in New York City agreed to hire black drivers and mechanics workers after a four-week boycott.
1958
First march against nuclear arms in West Germany took place.
1960
Tens of thousands of people marked the end of the Aldermaston “ban the bomb” march with a rally with at least 60,000 gathering in Trafalgar Square, the largest demonstration London had seen to date

1989
Thousands of Chinese students took to the streets to protest government policies and issue a call for greater democracy in the communist People’s Republic of China (PRC).
1997
“Choose Life” Plowshares action at Bofors weapons factory in Karlskoga, exporter of arms to Indonesia.