Today in history

Aprkl 29

1915
The International Congress of Women met at The Hague, Netherlands, with more than 1,300 delegates from 12 countries—including Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Poland, Belgium and the United States—all dedicated to the cause of peace and a resolution of the great international conflict that was World War I. This was the origins of the organization known today as the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

1945
American soldiers liberate the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany.
1961
826 arrested in London rally against nuclear weapons
1978
10,000 demonstrate against nuclear power plant expansion, Windscale, Cumbria, England.
1990
Wrecking cranes begin tearing down the section of the Berlin Wall surrounding the Brandenburg Gate, the wall’s most famous section.