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Disasters and Sad Events in Human History

Over the course of mankind's history, there have been many unfortunate incidents and catastrophes documented.
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Female Genital Mutilation - 25BC-Current
Female Genital Mutilation - 25BC-Current
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Fidenae Amphitheatre Collapse, Rome - 27 AD
Fidenae Amphitheatre Collapse, Rome - 27 AD
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Pompeii, Italy - 79 AD
Pompeii, Italy - 79 AD
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Chinese Foot Binding - 900-1900AD
Chinese Foot Binding - 900-1900AD
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The Crusades - 1063-1434 AD
The Crusades - 1063-1434 AD
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Aleppo Earthquake, Syria - 1138
Aleppo Earthquake, Syria - 1138
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Ghengis Khan Mongolian Conquests, Asia - Circa 1200 AD
Ghengis Khan Mongolian Conquests, Asia - Circa 1200 AD
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Netherlands Flood - 1228
Netherlands Flood - 1228
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The Black Death, Asia and Europe - 1343-1353
The Black Death, Asia and Europe - 1343-1353
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Spanish Inquisition - 1478
Spanish Inquisition - 1478
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European Colonization of Americas - Beginning 1492
European Colonization of Americas - Beginning 1492
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Shaanxi Earthquake, China - 1556
Shaanxi Earthquake, China - 1556
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Tuberculosis Epidemic, Europe - Circa 1600-1800 AD
Tuberculosis Epidemic, Europe - Circa 1600-1800 AD
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American Slavery, USA - 1619-1865
American Slavery, USA - 1619-1865
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Great Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal - 1755
Great Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal - 1755
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Tabriz Earthquake, Iran - 1727
Tabriz Earthquake, Iran - 1727
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Great Smallpox Epidemic, North America - 1775-1782
Great Smallpox Epidemic, North America - 1775-1782
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Year Without a Summer - 1816
Year Without a Summer - 1816
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Trail of Tears, SE USA - 1830-1838
Trail of Tears, SE USA - 1830-1838
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Night of the Big Wind, Dublin, Ireland - 1839
Night of the Big Wind, Dublin, Ireland - 1839
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Potato Famine, Ireland - 1845-1852
Potato Famine, Ireland - 1845-1852
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Jim Crow Laws, South USA - 1850-1965
Jim Crow Laws, South USA - 1850-1965
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Oaks Colliery Mining Explosions, South Yorkshire - 1866
Oaks Colliery Mining Explosions, South Yorkshire - 1866
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Industrial Revolution Child Labor, USA - 1876-1900
Industrial Revolution Child Labor, USA - 1876-1900
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Hawaiian Leper Colonies - 1865-1969
Hawaiian Leper Colonies - 1865-1969
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Rocky Mountain Locust Plagues - Midwestern US - 1870s
Rocky Mountain Locust Plagues - Midwestern US - 1870s
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Johnstown Flood, PA - 1889
Johnstown Flood, PA - 1889
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Stolen Generations, Australia - 1905-1969
Stolen Generations, Australia - 1905-1969
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San Francisco, CA Earthquake and Fire - 1906
San Francisco, CA Earthquake and Fire - 1906
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, NY - 1911
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, NY - 1911
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Sinking of the Titanic - 1912
Sinking of the Titanic - 1912
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Armenian Genocide, Europe - 1915-1923
Armenian Genocide, Europe - 1915-1923
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Halifax Explosion - Novia Scotia, Canada - 1917
Halifax Explosion - Novia Scotia, Canada - 1917
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Lobotomies Performed - 1917-1950s
Lobotomies Performed - 1917-1950s
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Shoe Fitting Fluoroscope Radiation Exposure - 1920s-1970s
Shoe Fitting Fluoroscope Radiation Exposure - 1920s-1970s
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Radium Girls, USA - 1917-1926
Radium Girls, USA - 1917-1926
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Great Influenza Pandemic, Kansas, US Origin - 1918
Great Influenza Pandemic, Kansas, US Origin - 1918
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Asia Minor Catastrophe, Greece and Turkey - 1919-1922
Asia Minor Catastrophe, Greece and Turkey - 1919-1922
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The Great Depression, US - 1929
The Great Depression, US - 1929
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The Dust Bowl, North America - 1930s
The Dust Bowl, North America - 1930s
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