The International Civil Aviation Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that sets the standards for international air travel. Its foundation rests on the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on 7 December 1944 by delegates from more than fifty countries, which established principles such as sovereignty over national airspace and the rules of air navigation. The organization itself came into existence in 1947 and has its headquarters in Montreal, Canada. It develops standards for safety, security, air traffic control and environmental protection, which member states are expected to adopt, and it audits their compliance. Its work underlies the common procedures that allow aircraft and crews from different countries to operate across borders.
Before and after
- from 7 October 1944 to 31 October 1944Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive
- from 17 October 1944 to 26 December 1944Battle of Leyte
- from 20 October 1944 to 15 August 1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945
- from 11 November 1944 to 21 December 1944Battle of Ormoc Bay
- 7 December 1944Founding of International Civil Aviation Organization
- 18 December 1944Launch of Le Monde
- from 20 December 1944 to 27 December 1944Siege of Bastogne
- from 1945 to 1947Operation B
- 1945Founding of Jodrell Bank Observatory
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- from 1919 to 1946Founding of League of Nations
- 11 December 1931Founding of Commonwealth of Nations
- 18 June 1932Founding of International Basketball Federation
- 1937Nanjing Massacre
- 1938Founding of Samsung Group
- 22 July 1944Founding of International Monetary Fund
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