Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, move, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, protect, rollback, Administrators, template
294,116
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 10:
Line 10: + + + + Line 22:
Line 26: − − The dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939 as was [[Joseph Stalin]] in 1945.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/peace/ Facts on the Nobel Peace Prize</ref>
no edit summary
“The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: /- - -/ one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” (Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel written in 1895.) [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/]
“The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: /- - -/ one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” (Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel written in 1895.) [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/]
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
In 1925 U.S. [[Vice {resident]] [[Charles Dawes]] was awarded the Peace Prize for stabilizing the German economy with the Dawes Plan (1924). It involved making humanitarian loans to Germany which were used to pay [[reparations]] to Britain and France and other Allies, who in turn paid off their war debts to the U.S. The Plan succeeded in restoring prosperity to Europe.
The dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939 as was [[Joseph Stalin]] in 1945.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/peace/ Facts on the Nobel Peace Prize</ref>
[[File:Martin Luther King Jr nobel peace prize.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Martin Luther King]] Jr., 1964 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.]]
[[File:Martin Luther King Jr nobel peace prize.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Martin Luther King]] Jr., 1964 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.]]
In 1964 [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying:
In 1964 [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying:
The ''Norwegian Nobel Committee'' has received 241 valid nominations, among them, 188 individuals and 53 organizations. This is the highest number of nominations ever received. The previous record was 237 different candidates, in 2010. [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/nomination/]
The ''Norwegian Nobel Committee'' has received 241 valid nominations, among them, 188 individuals and 53 organizations. This is the highest number of nominations ever received. The previous record was 237 different candidates, in 2010. [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/nomination/]
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
==References==
==References==