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2003 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, Senator-D-New York, 1977 - 2001, died from complications from an appendectomy
2003 United States, Briain, Australia and Poland invade Iraq without United Nations sanction 2003 United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said there is no evidence that Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction 2003 The United Nations reported that there is no link between al Queda and Iraq 1997 Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations 1996 Erskine Childers, United Nations official/civil servant, dies at 67 1992 World's 7 wealthiest nations agree on $24B aid for former U.S.S.R. 1991 UNPO, Unrepresented Nations and People Org forms in Hague 1990 Deposed emir of Kuwait address United Nations General Assembly 1989 12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 1989 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc) 1988 Arafat addresses United Nations in Geneva 1988 Dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92 1988 Lebanese terrorists kidnap United Nations truce observer Lieutenant Colonel William Higgins 1986 New York City jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet United Nations employee) of spying 1985 20 countries (but not U.S.) sign United Nations treaty outlawing torture 1983 U.S.S.R. vetoes United Nations resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane 1982 Shultz warns U.S. will withdraw from United Nations if they vote to exclude Israel 1982 U.S. vetos United Nations Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal from Beirut of Israeli and Palestine Liberation Organization forces 1982 President Reagan 1st United Nations General Assembly address, "evil empire" speech 1981 Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia 1979 Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador 1979 Andrew Young resigns as United Nations ambassador 1976 Uganda asks United Nations to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe 1976 International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying) 1975 PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses United Nations in New York City 1975 Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries, rights signed by 35 nations 1974 [Sithu] U Thant, United Nations Secretary-General (1961-72), dies in New York of cancer at 65 1974 South Africa suspended from United Nations General Assembly over racial policies 1974 Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US 1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices 1972 U.S., U.S.S.R. and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons 1971 Ralph J Bunche, United Nations delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in New York City 1971 China People's Republic seated in United Nations Security Council 1971 General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR 1970 U.S. casts their 1st United Nations Security Council veto (Support England) 1970 Nationalists disrupt United Nations session on Congo 1968 U.S., Britain, U.S.S.R. and 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty 1968 2-tiered gold price negotiated in Washington D.C. by U.S. and 6 European nations 1968 Frederik M baron van Asbeck, lawyer (League of Nations), dies at 78 1967 Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price 1967 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help 1966 Trygve Halvdan Lie, 1st United Nations Secretary-General (1946-53), dies at 72 1965 General Meeting of United Nations refuses admittance of China PR 1965 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel 1964 Last United Nations troops leave Congo 1963 Kuwait is 111th member of the United Nations 1962 U Thant of Burma elected 3rd Secretary-General of United Nations unanimously 1962 110th member of United Nations admitted (Uganda) 1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis 1961 U.S.S.R. vetoes Kuwaits application for United Nations membership 1961 General Meeting of United Nations debates about New-Guinea 1961 Congolese soldiers murder 13 Italian United Nations pilots 1961 Dag Hammarskjold, United Nations Secretary General, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56 1961 Battles between United Nations and Katanga troops in Congo 1960 General Meeting of United Nations condemns apartheid 1960 Belgium threatens to leave United Nations due to criticism on it's Congo-policy 1960 Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at United Nations General Assembly 1960 Fidel Castro gives a very long speech at the United Nations, 4 hours, 29 minutes 1960 U.N. General Assembly admit 13 African countries and Cyprus (96 nations) 1960 1st United Nations troops reach Congo 1960 Argentina complains to United Nations about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichmann 1959 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica 1958 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition United Nations for nuclear test ban 1957 United Nations adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt 1956 Hungary appeals for United Nations assistance against Soviet invasion 1956 Jordan attacks United Nations Palestine force 1954 Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian United Nations ambassador, dies at 70 1954 Charles Mahoney becomes 1st U.S. black to serve as a full United Nations delegate 1953 North Korea and United Nations sign armistice 1953 Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary 1953 Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60 1951 Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General League of Nations (1919-33), dies at 75 1951 United Nations condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea 1950 During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea 1950 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines 1950 General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea 1950 North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict 1949 United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters is dedicated 1949 Security Council of United Nations recommends membership for Israel 1948 Ralph J. Bunche confirmed as acting United Nations mediator in Palestine 1948 Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations mediator for Palestine, assassinated 1948 Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters 1947 Day after United Nations decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked 1947 Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to United Nations pressure 1947 Demolition begins for United Nations HQ in New York City 1946 U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City 1946 U.S. government asks United Nations to order dictator Franco out of Spain 1946 League of Nations dissolves, 3 months after United Nations starts 1946 League of Nations assembles for last time 1946 United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting 1945 Ratification of United Nations Charter completed 1945 President Harry S. Truman signs United Nations Charter 1945 U.S. Senate ratifies United Nations charter 89-2 1945 Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept United Nations Charter 1945 U.N. Charter signed by 50 nations in SF 1945 45 countries convene United Nations Conference on International Organization in SF 1945 San Francisco selected for site of United Nations Conference 1943 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration forms 1942 U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations 1942 28 nations, at war with Axis, pledge no separate peace 1939 Soviet Union attacks Finland-League of Nations drops Soviet Union 1939 Terence Stamp, born in England, actor, Collector, Alien Nations 1939 Hungary leaves League of Nations 1938 League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China 1938 John Weston, born in England, diplomat, UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council, 1992 - 1995, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1995 - 1998 1938 Kofi Annan, born in Ghana, Kofi Atta Annan, diplomat, statesman, Secretary-General of the United Nations 1997 - 2007, received 2001 Nobel Peace Prize 1937 Italy withdraws from League of Nations 1936 League of Nations starts sanctions against Italy 1936 Haile Selassie asks League of Nations for sanctions against Italy 1935 League of Nations denounces Italian invasion of Abyssinia 1934 U.S.S.R. admitted to League of Nations 1934 U.S.S.R. joins League of Nations (Netherland, Switzerland and Portugal vote no) 1933 Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations 1933 Japan leaves League of Nations 1933 League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria 1932 Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations 1932 Andrew Young, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, 1977 - 1979, Mayor-D-Atlanta 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war 1927 U.S. government doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty 1927 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, Senator-D-New York, 1977 - 2001 1926 Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Oklahoma, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, R 1926 Germany joins League of Nations 1926 League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany 1926 Brazil leaves League of Nations 1926 Spain and Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations 1926 German Reichstag decides to apply for League of Nations membership 1925 League of Nations conference on arms control and poison gas usage 1924 League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva 1924 Santo Domingo joins League of Nations 1923 Abyssinia (Ethiopia) leaves League of Nations 1923 Irish Free state joins League of Nations 1923 League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German) 1922 Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyptian Secretary-General of United Nations, 1992 - 1997 1922 Hungary admitted to League of Nations 1922 Togo made a mandate of League of Nations 1921 League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians 1921 Estonia and Lithuania admitted to League of Nations 1920 British Empire receives League of Nations mandate to Nauru 1920 Japan receives League of Nations mandate over Pacific islands 1920 South Africa receives League of Nations mandate over SW Africa 1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague 1920 Free City of Danzig forms under League of Nations protection 1920 League of Nations holds 1st meeting, in Geneva 1920 League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva 1920 China joins the League of Nations 1920 League of Nations places International head of Justice in Hague 1920 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy) 1920 Denmark and Cuba join the League of Nations 1920 Netherlands joins League of Nations 1920 League of Nations recognizes perpetual neutrality of Switzerland 1920 Switzerland rejoin League of Nations 1920 Saarland administrated by League of Nations 1920 U.S. Senate votes against membership in League of Nations 1920 Javier Perez de Cuellar, Lima Peru, 5th Secretary-General of United Nations, 1982-91 1920 1st assembly of League of Nations in Paris 1920 League of Nations established 1919 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations 1919 League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty 1919 League of Nations 1st meeting (Paris) 1919 Founding of League of Nations, 1st meeting 1 year later 1915 Lord Huntingfield, British agent to United Nations Secreteriat 1909 [Sithu] U Thant, Burma, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General, 1962-72 1909 U Thant, born in Pantanaw, Burma, born Pantanaw U Thant, diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971 1908 Arthur J Goldberg, Illinois, United Nations ambassador/Supreme Court justice, 1962-65 1908 Max Abramovitz, U.S. architect, Lincoln Center, United Nations Building 1907 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference 1905 Dag Hammarskjold, Sweden, 2nd United Nations Secretary-General, 1953-61, Nobel 1961 1899 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference 1896 Trygve Halvdan Lie, born in Norway, 1st United Nations secretary general, 1946-52 1895 Dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, 1925-32 1893 Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of United Nations General Assembly, 1962-63 1889 Frederik M baron of Asbeck, Dutch lawyer, League of Nations 1887 Benegal Narsing Rau, India, President of United Nations Security Council, 1950 1886 Alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman, President United Nations security council-1948 1876 Eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations, 1919 - 1933 1870 Jan Christian Smuts, proponnent of Commonwealth and League of Nations 1869 Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor, Rotterdam 1906 - 1922, Dir, League of Nations 1864 Lord Cecil of Chelwood, UK, help form League of Nations, Nobel 1937 1864 Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations 1723 Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist, Wealth of Nations, baptized |
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