August 27/history

[more] What else happened today

1896 — The shortest war in history was fought from 9:02 until 9:40 in the morning. 1916 — Romania declares war against Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations. 1928 — The Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, is signed by the first 15 nations to do so, including Germany, Italy and Japan. Ultimately, sixty-one nations eventually sign on to it. For those who think gun bans are a good idea, just look how good this was at banning war.