Tag League of Nations

United Nations: Laying The Groundwork – San Francisco Conference Opens – April 25, 1945

The opening day of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, this April 25th in 1945. Within days of the death of FDR and within days before the eventual collapse of  Nazi Germany, the United Nations was formed out of…

May 12, 1945 – The Morning After – The UN Conference Meets For The First Time.

– May 12, 1945 – Report From San Francisco – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the V-E Day celebrations died down, the grim reality of what was left of Europe now had to be addressed. The…

Kicking Russia Out – Soviets Dropped From League Of Nations – December 17, 1939

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Foreign Policy Association – December 17, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what was considered a strange move and unholy alliance, Germany and Russia signed a…

Picking Up The Pieces – The San Francisco UN Conference – June 4, 1945 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – United Nations San Francisco Conference – Report #34 – June 4, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While the war was still raging in the Pacific, steps were being taken to…