Topic: James Byrnes

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Today is Friday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2003 with 68 to follow.

The weekly UPI Almanac package for October 20-26.

Today is Thursday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2002 with 68 to follow.

The United Nations was born on this day in 1945, less than two months after World War II ended. U.S. Secretary of State James Byrnes announced that the U.N. charter was in effect, following Soviet ratification of the document. The new international body

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Today is Wednesday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2001 with 68 to follow.