U.S. Senate ratifies Charter of the United Nations 80 years ago this hour (July 28 1945)

1940s, World War II


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(Saturday, July 28, 1945, 5:02 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — The United States Senate today ratified 89-2 the Charter of the United Nations, successor to the League of Nations Covenant which it rejected 26 years ago.