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MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · September 27

THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 27

September 27 in history

1940 — The Tripartite Pact

27 Sep 1940 — Germany, Italy and Japan sign a mutual-defense pact in Berlin, aimed squarely at keeping America out of both oceans’ wars. The Axis is now a world system.

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