Answer: On this day 100 years ago, British forces opened fire on the crowd attending a Gaelic football match in Dublin's Croke Park stadium. Fourteen people were killed or fatally wounded and dozens more were injured.
In the months leading up to World War 1, the United States wanted to maintain its neutrality because it felt that the issues taking place in Europe had nothing to do with them, and they did not want to sacrifice American lives for another country's fight.
8 battleships were at pearl harbor. All 8 were damaged, 4 of which sank.