Today it means peace, but the iconic two-finger gesture has a much deeper and more surprising story. From World War victories to counterculture movements, discover how this simple sign transformed ...

They are enclosed in a circle that represents the earth/world. “The peace symbol, which consists of three simple lines within a circle, was unveiled at a British ‘ban-the-bomb’ rally on ...

Hundreds of men, women, and children gathered Saturday on Boston Common to attempt to set a Guinness world record for the largest human peace symbol. About noon, 1,682 people — by a Guinness ...

The Sphere, the iconic sculpture by Fritz Koenig, was dedicated in 1971 as it sat perched upon streaming waterfalls in the plaza at the World Trade Center. Thirty years later it lay in a pile of ...

But after 9/11 many Americans found themselves wanting the World Trade Center to carry the meaning that the architect intended for it — to symbolize the best intentions of America’s role in ...

The time is right, Alan Roe of Iowa City believes, to contemplate peace.. With the help of a talented chainsaw artist, Roe now has a 22-foot tall likeness of a human arm raised skyward ...

The world's record is 5,000 people. A Guinness Book of World Records official said the Saturday Boston turnout was only 1,682 people. That's about 3,300 people short.

Hundreds of men, women, and children gathered Saturday on Boston Common to attempt to set a Guinness world record for the largest human peace symbol. About noon, 1,682 people — by a Guinness ...