Tuesday, August 27, 2024

27 August 24

Today (27 August) counts as a special day for pacifists (who generally get very little to celebrate among national holidays, etc.). In 1928, the international community signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, an international treaty that declared war illegal. You may say that its effects are nonexistent, but its passage represents a moment when people actually agreed that violent altercations are nonsensical. Also worthy of note is Friday's historical reference to 1146, when European leaders outlawed the crossbow, intending to end war for all time. My tie's design shows the peace symbol and a single peace dove.

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