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01/01/1942 Twenty-six countries sign the Declaration of the United Nations
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United Nations Day (1942)
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1st January 1942: Declaration by the United Nations agreed
The Declaration by United Nations was a World War II document agreed on 1 January 1942 during the Arcadia Conference by 26 governments. It was the basis of the United Nations founded later in 1945.
Essentials
Drafting the Declaration
Signatories