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  2. The 9 Worst Years in History to be Alive - AOL

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    The Spanish Flu, the second deadliest pandemic in history after the bubonic plague, along with the aftermath of World War I and ensuing political and social chaos, made 1918 a tough time to be alive.

  3. 536 - Wikipedia

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    Year 536 (Roman numerals: DXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Belisarius.. In 2018, medieval scholar Michael McCormick nominated 536 as "the worst year to be alive" because of the volcanic winter of 536 caused by a volcanic eruption early in the year, causing average temperatures in Europe and China to ...

  4. When the skies went dark: Historians pinpoint the very 'worst ...

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    For people living across Europe in 536, "It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year," McCormick said. As McCormick told AccuWeather , it was all set off by ...

  5. Volcanic winter of 536 - Wikipedia

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    The Book of the Later Han, which describes the “year of great cold” and the “famine that occurred in the summer”. The Zizhi Tongjian, a historical text that mentions the “great cold” and the “famine that occurred in the summer”. Nanshi 南史 "History of the South" describes "a yellow ash-like substance from the sky".

  6. List of Horrible Histories books - Wikipedia

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    Horribly Huge Press-Out-and-Build Book: Terry Deary Horribly Hilarious Joke Book: Who's Horrible in History: The Horrible History of Britain and Ireland: 2010 Frightfully Funny Quiz Book: Deadly Days in History: 2013 The Beastly Best Bits: The Big Fat Christmas Book: 2014 Top 50 Kings & Queens: 2015 Top 50 Villains: 2016 This is a Horrible Book ...

  7. The Worst Years in History (Yes, Worse Than 2020 and 2021) - AOL

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    2001. For Americans, 2001 ranks among the worst for being the year of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which caused nearly 3,000 fatalities, more than 25,000 injuries, substantial long-term health ...

  8. The Great Big Book of Horrible Things - Wikipedia

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    The book was first published in hardcover by W. W. Norton & Company in November 2011. [1] The paperback was published by W. W. Norton in May 2013 under the new title Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History. The British edition (Canongate Books, 20 October 2011) is entitled Atrocitology: Humanity's 100 Deadliest Achievements. It ...

  9. When the skies went dark: Historians pinpoint the very 'worst ...

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    For people living across Europe in 536, "It was the beginning of one of the worst periods to be alive, if not the worst year," McCormick said. As McCormick told AccuWeather , it was all set off by ...