On this day in history, June 26, 1945, the United Nations was
formally established with the signing of the U.N. Charter in San Francisco, California.

According to the National Archives, Article 111 of the charter
indicated, “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.”

According to the United Nations official website, the U.N.
Charter was signed by representatives of the 50 countries
attending the United Nations Conference on International
Organization in San Francisco.