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JUNE 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.

JUNE 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.

Towards the end of World War II[1], President Franklin D. Roosevelt envisioned a binding union of the world’s “big four” (the United States, the United…

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JUNE 24, 1904: Artist Yoshiro Taniguchi was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Amongst his many works is the San Francisco Peace Pagoda in Japantown.

JUNE 24, 1904: Artist Yoshiro Taniguchi was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Amongst his many works is the San Francisco Peace Pagoda in Japantown.

The first Japanese immigrants arrived in San Francisco in 1869: predominantly young men looking for new opportunities. In 1870 the first Japanese Consulate in the…

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