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Re: V for victory

Posted by R. Berg on November 17, 2001

In Reply to: V for victory posted by Michael on November 16, 2001

: Does anybody know how the "V" for victory became the sign for peace in the sixties?

Some websites say the V sign made famous by Winston Churchill was adopted in the sixties to represent victory for peace and truth. See link below or use
http://www.abcme.com/peacesigncollection/peacesigncoll.html