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Good News on This Day in History – June 20

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30 years ago today, Shell Oil reversed its decision to dispose of a massive oil rig by submerging it beneath the sea.

The public outcry led to a change of management and a revamp of Shell ’s ethical standards.

85 years ago , Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände , stole an SS staff car and escaped from Auschwitz concentration camp.

The ACLU was founded 105 years ago to focus on freedom of speech for anti-war protesters.

The organization has been both supported and criticized by liberal and conservative organizations alike.

It has fought the teaching of creationism in public schools and challenged some provisions of anti-terrorism laws that infringed on privacy.