23 August 1939 Posted on August 22, 2011 by Staff Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression treaty. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were." Kahlil Gibran — Click here for more from Kahlil Gibran No related posts.