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Events on Saturday 10 January 1920 2
1920League of Nations FoundedInternational organization for peace establishedThe League of Nations formally came into existence as the Treaty of Versailles entered into force, creating the first worldwide intergovernmental organization for maintaining peace. Its headquarters were established in Geneva, Switzerland. The League operated until being succeeded by the United Nations after World War II.
1920The League of Nations is foundedGeneva, SwitzerlandWilson's central idea came into being without the United States, whose Senate refused to ratify. He had suffered a stroke campaigning for it.