Historical eventAugust 141941

Dominion of Newfoundland

After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world.

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When
Thursday, August 14 194185 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1940s
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Dates: From 1941.

What happened

After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world.

August 14 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1941Dominion of Newfoundland
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  3. 20102010 Summer Youth Olympics
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  5. 2013Rabaa massacre
  6. 2013UPS Airlines Flight 1354
  7. 2015Embassy of the United States, Havana
  8. 2018Ponte Morandi collapse
  9. 20212021 Haiti earthquake
  10. 20222022 Yerevan explosion
  11. 2023Donald Trump

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August 14 1941 — 85 years ago, on a Thursday.

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