Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed: 15 Nations Outlaw War (It Won't Work)
Fifteen nations signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of national policy in an idealistic attempt to prevent another global conflict. The treaty ultimately failed to stop World War II, but its legal framework survived and became the basis for prosecuting crimes against peace at the Nuremberg Trials.
August 27, 1928
98 years ago
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What Else Happened on August 27
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