Top Pun’s Puns Not Guns Peace Blog

December 18, 1865
Following its ratification by the requisite three-quarters of the states earlier in the month, the 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
December 18, 1999
Julia Butterfly Hill descended from her tiny platform 180 feet up in a giant Redwood tree named “Luna,” after perching in it for 738 days to protect it from loggers.  “The question is not ‘Can you make a difference?’ You already do make a difference.  It’s just a matter of what kind of difference you want to make during your life on this planet.” – Julia Butterfly Hill
 

Note: This Day in Peace History material is adapted by Top Pun from This Week in Peace History, a publication of www.peacebuttons.info, and This Week in Peace & Justice History from the San Antonio Peace Center.

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