The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states.
<span>The answer to that question is Buddhist monks. This began in 1963 when protesters where shot
for demonstrating against the Buddhist’s Flag ban. This led to numerous protests by Buddhist
monks directed against President Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem was a Catholic whose
policies were partial to the Catholic minority.
Majority of the Vietnamese population was Buddhist and many were
oppressed by his policies. As a result many
monks held protests against his administration’s policies. One such demonstration led monks to set
themselves on fire. Later on a coup
overthrew Diem which led to his arrest and assassination on November 12, 1963.</span>
They enjoyed activities and entertainment such as movies, dancing, listening to the radio and to the sounds of Swing bands.
On this day in 1914, as World War I erupted across Europe, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain “impartial in thought as well as in action.” ... In February 1915, Germany declared unrestricted warfare against all ships, neutral or not, that entered the war zone around Britain.
