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spazzmann

(748 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2013, 11:41 AM Jul 2013

Today in Peace and Justice history on July 9, 1955 

 Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell and nine other scientists warned that the development of weapons of mass destruction had created a choice between war and survival of the human species. http://bit.ly/1a8FT6J

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Today in Peace and Justice history on July 9, 1955  (Original Post) spazzmann Jul 2013 OP

Also on July 9, 1955 snooper2 Jul 2013 #1

On this day in 1934, California National Guard, armed with machine guns, rolled out to... Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #2

snooper2

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1. Also on July 9, 1955

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Tue Jul 9, 2013, 11:44 AM

Jul 2013

First black executive on White House staff (E Frederic Morrow)

Strike in Belgium for 5 day work week

And,

Bill Haley & Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart

Brother Buzz

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2. On this day in 1934, California National Guard, armed with machine guns, rolled out to...

Reply to spazzmann (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 12:11 PM

Jul 2013

protect the 1%ers interests along the San Francisco waterfront against 'commie pinko' longshoremen.

National Guardsmen protecting a convoy of Belt Line Railroad trucks during the longshoremen strike of 1934 (09 July, 1934)

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