On This Day, June 12, 1982 ...
Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Linda Ronstadt and Gary U.S. Bonds performed for a million protesters at the Rally for Nuclear Disarmament on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park.
The rally was timed to coincide with a United Nations Special Session on Disarmament.
The gathering was the largest anti-nuclear weapons demonstration in U.S. history.
In 2018, a two-CD set featuring highlights from the rally was released, including performances of Springsteen’s "Promised Land," Browne’s "Running on Empty," Ronstadt’s "Blue Bayou" and Taylor’s "You’ve Got a Friend."
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