Happy birthday, peace sign
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The peace symbol stared out as an emblem for the British nuclear proliferation movement. Fifty years later, it adorns bumper stickers, shot glasses and dog sweaters.
Host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss the tumultuous life of the peace symbol.
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