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Monday, September 23, 2024

Peace Corps

On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation creating the Peace Corps, an agency aimed at fostering mutual understanding between Americans and people around the world.

Conceived as a Cold War initiative, the agency would outlast its original context, providing help to those in need globally and offering an opportunity to improve mutual understanding between Americans and those in other countries.

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