On the 21st February 1958, Gerald Holtom unveiled his design for the first London to Aldermaston march which mobilised thousands against Britain's production of the atom bomb. Now universally ...

Lake Zurich’s new peace pole on Main Street was dedicated last month on what is commemorated as the International Day of Peace. The pole dedication, held Sept. 21, was a long awaited highligh… ...

Few symbols are as powerful, or universal, as the peace sign. But why was it created? ... Peace Out: The iconic anti-war symbol 60 years on . Felix Schlagwein sb. 02/21/2018 February 21, 2018.

In the ‘60s, I embroidered peace symbols on my jeans. At 70, those jeans still fit. Leslie Millar. Fri, February 3, 2023 at 10:08 AM UTC. 3 min read.

Then there is the case of the peace sign. Originally devised in the late 1950s by the activist and designer Gerald Holtom as a symbol for the British antinuclear proliferation movement, the ...

But turns out, the peace sign we know and love isn’t so much an ancient omnipresent symbol after all.In fact, it was created by an artist, Gerald Holtom, in 1958 as part of a series of anti ...

Miller said her goal was to teach the children about the origin and symbolism of the peace symbol, which is 60 years old this year. Miller said the peace sign was used widely in the 1960s.

WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – A symbol aimed at spreading world peace now has a permanent home in downtown Warren. The Warren Rotary Club unveiled its Peace Pole during a special ceremony Wednesday.

The Ela Peace Pole, described as a sign of diversity and acceptance, is being dedicated Thursday to mark the International Day of Peace. The event at 95 E. Main St., next to the Ela Historical ...

On the protesters' signs and banners, a new symbol was making its first appearance. Gerald Holtom, a designer and a pacifist, had developed it specifically for the march just a few weeks prior.

On February 21, 60 years ago today, he met with his fellow peace campaigners to show them what he had come up with. ... The olive branch also became a symbol of peace in the Old Testament.