East Germany, Hungary, Soviet Union
In Debate over Patriot Act, Politicians Evaluate Risks vs. Liberty. Just one senator voted in contradiction of the Patriot Act, shouting it a violation of civil rights when it approved in the frightening, angry days after the occurrences of Sept. 11, 2001
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The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil's magic—and 20 were executed. ... Tens of thousands of supposed witches—mostly women—were executed.
U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned on June 9, 1915 because of his concern of how President Woodrow Wilson handled crisis that stemmed from the German submarine's sinking of the British cruiser Lusitania.
