- Advertisement - Originally USA’s public fostered a neutral reaction to war, but it changed after Lusitania, a British ship was sunk by Germans. The ship had 128 American passengers, therefore it enraged the USA further. On this day, the United States officially declared war on Germany. Source – HistoricUK 1930: Dandi March ends and the Civil disobedience movement starts On this day, the famous Dandi March ended. The 24-day protest march began on 12th March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea coast with barely 80 people. The act of picking up some salt by breakin...