The Charter of the United Nations is signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center by 50 of the original member nations. The United Nations opened several months later after the five permanent Security Council members (United States of America, France, China, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom) ratified the charter.
Year
1945
Date of Event
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