Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, Secretary of State of His Holiness the Pope, signs the Lateran Treaty with fascist Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, of Italy, recognizing the independence of the Vatican City.

       [restored 6/28/2022]

Subsequent Events:

9/30/1938                   5/21/1972

References:

“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 11 February 2011, News: 3.

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