Today in history

(Sources: Peace Buttons, War Resisters League, and the Peace Center.)

June 15

1215
King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede, limiting the power of the English monarchy

1907
44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference

1943

CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) was founded in Chicago.

1970

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled (U. S. v. Sisson) that conscientious objectors need not base their moral beliefs on an organized religion.

visit the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors

 


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