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What follows are the ten largest forced migrations in human history. In 1830 President Andrew Jackson facilitated the passage of the Indian Removal Act, a law which empowered the U.S. government to relocate any Native Americans living in what is now the eastern United States to reservations west of the Mississippi River.
The Black Death, known historically as the Great Plague, stands among the deadliest instances in recorded human history. Originating in the plains of Central Asia, the plague was carried by fleas on rats along the Silk Road into the borderlands of Europe and Mediterranean ports.
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Tragic disasters are, sadly, all too common in history. Like bolts of lightning out of the clear blue, they strike unexpectedly, catching us unawares and leaving widespread devastation behind. From the twentieth century’s deadliest earthquake, to history’s deadliest plague.
The consequences of the largest forced migration in history were devastating, with estimates placing the number of civilians who died as a direct result of this policy in excess of 500,000 and possibly as high as 2.5 million.
Following are twelve world-class famous people from history who also happened to be world-class perverts: Eric Gill. The Guardian Eric Gill. Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) was a celebrated English sculptor, printmaker, and typeface designer, many of whose fonts are still in use today. He was named Royal Designer for Industry, Britain’s highest ...
By 600 CE it is believed that settlers had moved inland to higher ground, although there is no archaeological evidence for human occupation in the highlands until around 1200, and had introduced the cultivation of rice, which would become a significant means of island subsistence a millennium later.
From early inventors, authors, and entrepreneurs to civil rights activists and politicians, the scope of Black history is far older and more significant than the March on Washington or “I Have a Dream.” Read on to learn more about sadly forgotten figures in Black history. 40. Mary Ellen Pleasant, Abolitionist
On this day in 1492, Christopher Columbus sights land in the modern West Indies. He is the first European to set sight of land in the Americas since the Vikings.
Every year, many die odd deaths, but even among that small slice of unusual deaths, some deaths are – due to the weirdness of the circumstances, combined perhaps with a degree of fame or celebrity attending the dead person- more unusual than the already unusual rest.