NHK took to the streets of Osaka and asked 59 people chosen at random to pose for pictures. Forty-seven of them, or 80 percent, spontaneously made the peace sign. When asked why they did it, one ...

Vietnam War Protests: The peace symbol, popularized by anti-war movements, became a global sign of resistance. Civil Rights Movement: Protest songs like “We Shall Overcome” unified and ...

The White House is pressured to negotiate for peace. The War officially ends in 1973. The U.S. maintains a presence in the South until Saigon falls to the communists in April 1975. Vietnam is ...

"I am a messenger from the suffering peasants in South Vietnam," Nhat Hanh announced, "and I have come here to tell you that the war must stop." To advocate peace is considered a serious crime in ...