John Fitzgerald Kennedy1 March 1961
Announces the Peace Corps has been created
United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Announces the Peace Corps has been created
Signs a law making the Peace Corps permanent
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