page_title: 1941 in the United States
section_title: August
hierarchical_section_title: 1941 in the United States / Events / August
caption_attribution_description: Churchill's edited copy of the final draft of the Atlantic Charter.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1941 in the United States. At the end of this year, the United States officially enters World War II by declaring war on the Empire of Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
context_section_description: August 1 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt bans the export of U.S. aviation fuel from the western hemisphere except to Britain and allies.
  August 6 – Six-year-old Elaine Esposito undergoes an appendectomy and lapses into a coma that lasts for a record-breaking 37 years until her death in 1978.
  August 9 – Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet at Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Atlantic Charter is created as a result.
  August 12 – By one vote (203–202), the U.S. House of Representatives passes legislation extending the draft period for selectees and the National Guard from 1 year to 30 months.
  August 31 – The Great Gildersleeve debuts on NBC Radio.
caption: August 14: The Atlantic Charter issued
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