July 26, 2005

Apologies...

Positive world for the positive human being, Check out the list of great apologies of the world:

  • The second largest US bank JP Morgan Chase & Co. has publicly disclosed that two of its predecessor banks had received thousands of slaves as collateral prior to the Civil War. It offered a formal letter of apology and said it was creating a 5 million dollar scholarship fund for the African-American students from Louisiana.
  • Japanese apologised for the cruelty committed by its troops in the Far East during World War II.
  • Germany apologised for the suffering caused by its actions toward Jews and others.
  • Pope John Paul II apologised for the past sins of the Roman Catholic Church against non-Catholics.
  • Australia apologised for its mistreatment of the country's aborigine population.

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