France lost to Britain, why was this important to America ?

Because now the french would be their neighbors and that's when they did the Louisiana purchase

china has confucianism thats everywhere in asia but it isn't really a religion.  

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.