Peace Corps celebrates 50 years
Fifty years ago today, the foundation was laid for the Peace Corps. (The organization was actually created in March 1961 when it was signed into law.) We take a trip down memory lane, exploring the birth of this organization founded by President John F. Kennedy.
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