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Creation of the UN
President Harry Truman as well as other 50 representatives from other countries sign the UN Charter in San Francisco. -
The Korean War
After North Korea put on a major attack against South Korea the UN Security Council made this attack into a security breach and made the UN Unified Command under the lead of the United States intervene in the situation. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
UN secretary U thant becomes famous after breaking the tension that revolved around the Cuban Missile Crisis. He intervened in between a dispute of President John F. Kennedy and Soviet General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev. -
First UN Environment Conference
The UN first meeting for the creation of the Environment Programme took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The decision was taken for the UNEP to be established it Nairobi. -
Eradication of Small Pox
The UN's World Health Organization battled for 13 years against small pox and ended up winning saving about $1 billion dollars a year for vaccinations. -
General Assembly Adopts Comprehensive
The Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty takes place in a conference which becomes a world changing subject since it moves all efforts towards nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. -
UN Admits South Sudan as 193rd Member State
After years of discussion, the UN finally lets the now independent South Sudan become the 193rd country to join the UN.
