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 ...

Bussey said he has been attending the Earth Day peace sign gathering on the beach for as far back as he can remember. “The founder of this event, Diana Ashton, it was her idea.

The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982. In 2001, the General Assembly by unanimous vote adopted resolution 55/282 , which established 21 September as an annual day of non-violence and ...