Hands Across America was a public fundraising event held on Sunday, May 25, 1986, Memorial Day weekend, which attempted to create a continuous human chain of people holding hands across the contiguous United States. While approximately 5 million people participated, the chain was broken in many places, particularly in the Southwestern desert....
Date
May 25, 1986
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