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 ...

The peace sign originated as a symbol used by the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War (DAC). An artist, Gerald Holtom, was on the groups’ board, and as a well-known designer, ...

We encounter symbols constantly—in road signs, packaging, technology, clothing, and even gestures. While many seem obvious at ...

It is a symbol of peace.” On Saturday, practicing Hindus will continue their Diwali celebrations, heralding the start of a new year in the Hindu calendar on the biggest day of the five-day ...

Vespucci symbol of peace says Benedetti. Story by GEE • 5mo ... Weklcoming the Navy's training ship to the port of the Japanese capital, he said "it is also a sign that has a wider value, ...

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. And she started it.

Brigitte Vosse, a 69-year-old resident of the storied Ansonia condominiums, has been battling to keep an illuminated peace sign up in her window for years. It recently went back up.

Nowadays, people who hold up the V or peace sign don't tend to do so for political reasons. But how did it become more mainstream? One theory behind the worldwide popularity of the symbol takes us ...

One common gesture they make is a peace symbol, but instead of holding it up for all to see, they typically hold it low to their left side. This signal is simply a sign to show other riders ...

Gerald Holtom created a nuclear disarmament symbol that became the global sign for peace. SIXTY years ago today British artist Gerald Holtom unveiled his anti-nuclear symbol that was later adopted ...