Thirteen Days That Brought Two Enemies to Shake Hands
On September 17, 1978, Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords after thirteen days of secret talks, ending decades of war between their nations.
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The Day the World Agreed to Heal the Sky
On September 16, 1987, diplomats signed the Montreal Protocol, which grew into the only universally ratified treaty in UN history — and it is why the ozone layer is healing today.
The Piece of Paper That Promised Peace
On September 30, 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed, handing part of Czechoslovakia to Hitler — and teaching the world the cost of appeasement.