The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. The main organisation ceased operations on 18 April 1946 when many of its components were relocated into the new United Nations (UN) which was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. As the template for modern global governance, the League profoundly shaped the modern world.

Headlines from October 14, 1933

Woman Seeks Office She Would Abolish; Miss Hull Declares Aldermen Useless

CONSIDER DROPPING MANY DRY CASES AS REPEAL NEARS; Justice Officials Are Said to Have Decided to Revise Procedure on Nov. 7. CABINET TAKES UP POLICY Roosevelt Names Acheson to Head Experts Drafting Plan Dealing With Liquor. CONSIDER DROPPING MANY DRY CASES

Leaders at Odds as Lehman Sets Special Session for Wednesday; Governor, Holding Speed Is Vital, Puts Onus for Imperiling City's Plan on Fearon -- Senator Insists at 3-Hour Confer- ence on Passage of Up-State Legislation at This Time. SPECIAL SESSION OPENS WEDNESDAY

3 POWERS UNMOVED, BAR ANY REARMING; Plan a Resolution Today to Make Reich Equality Hinge on Control Reports. HOPE FOR ITALY'S BACKING Geneva Hears That German Cabinet Will Fix Policy After Bureau Acts. POWERS UNMOVED, BAR ANY REARMING

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