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Self-immolation Of George Winne Jr.
George Morris Winne Jr. (April 2, 1947 – May 11, 1970) was an American student who, in protest of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War, set himself on fire in an act of self-immolation at Revelle College, Revelle Plaza on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. The incident took place less than a month after the American Invasion of Cambodia, American invasion of Cambodia and one week after the Kent State Massacre. Winne's act was inspired by the self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức in 1963 in response to the Buddhist crisis, persecution of Buddhists by the regime of minority Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem. Background The son of a Navy Captain, George Winne Jr. was raised in San Diego. He was rejected from the US Naval Academy due to poor eyesight, but was an ROTC candidate at Colorado School of Mines before transferring to UCSD. He was a history major at John Muir College, Muir College. In December 1969, he became very withdr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border. The Metro Detroit area, home to 4.3 million people, is the second-largest in the Midwestern United States, Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area and the 14th-largest in the United States. The county seat, seat of Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. In 1701, Kingdom of France, Royal French explorers Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and Alphonse de Tonty founded Fort Pontc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
