The peace sign wasn’t born from hope - it came from despair. In 1958, British artist Gerald Holtom designed it for an anti-nuclear protest, describing it as a man standing with his arms down in hopeless surrender. It was never meant to represent peace ...

A global symbol of peace will soon have a home at the Wyomissing Public Library. As part of the Rotary District 7430 Youth Exchange program, the library on Reading Boulevard has been chosen to receive a Rotary Peace Pole, library officials said in a release.

In downtown Batavia, Illinois, a simple message, 12 feet high, is etched in permanent, illuminated steel against the sky: “PEACE ON EARTH.” Reflecting in the waters of the Fox River, the display is a beloved community icon, a “symbol of harmony and ...