This Day in History: The United Nations

On June 26, 1945, in San Francisco, the United Nations was established. Article 111 of its charter indicated that "The present Charter, of which the Chinese, French, Russian, English, and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America. Duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by that Government to the Governments of the other signatory states."

Read the rest of this story and see interactive images of the charter at ourdocuments.gov. While you are there, stick around and learn about some of the other 100 milestone documents of American history.