Bernie Sanders was born on 8 September 1941 in Brooklyn. An American politician from Vermont, Sanders was born in Brooklyn and moved to Vermont in the 1960s. He was elected mayor of Burlington in 1981, served in the House of Representatives from 1991 and became a US senator in 2007. As an independent who describes himself as a democratic socialist, he is known for advocating universal health care, free public college and action to reduce income inequality. In 2016 he challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination and drew a large following among young voters, and he ran again in 2020. He caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate and has been among the most influential figures on the American left.
Before and after
- 14 August 1941The Atlantic Charter
- 20 August 1941Birth of Slobodan Milošević
- from 25 August 1941 to 17 September 1941Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
- from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944Siege of Leningrad
- 8 September 1941Birth of Bernie Sanders
- 9 September 1941Birth of Dennis M. Ritchie
- from 18 October 1941 to 4 July 1942Crimean Campaign
- 23 October 1941Release of Dumbo
- from 30 October 1941 to 4 July 1942Siege of Sevastopol
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- from 7 July 1937 to 9 September 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- from 22 June 1941 to 7 May 1945Eastern Front
- from 22 June 1941 to 5 December 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 7 December 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
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