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World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, and 1945 was a particularly grim year as it marked the war's violent conclusion. This year witnessed the U.S. dropping two atomic bombs on Japan ...
In world history, this year ranks among the worst. The Holocaust was at its height, and much of the world was engulfed in war. In a period spanning mid-May to early July of this year alone, about ...
The events included torture, rape, and looting and were described as the worst atrocities against civilians so far in the 2023 conflict in Sudan. [29] [30] Ardamata massacre: Between 800 and 2,000 people were murdered. 20,000 fled. [31] Misterei massacre: 17,000 people fled to Chad (Gongour) after the massacre. [32] [33]
588 years [1] Arab–Byzantine wars: 629: 1180: 551 years Bulgarian–Serbian wars (medieval) 818: 1330: 512 years Russo-Caucasian Conflict: 1550: Ongoing: 474 years Yaqui Wars: 1533: 1929: 396 years Yemeni–Ottoman conflicts: 1538: 1911: 373 years Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts: 1415: 1769: 354 years Russo-Turkish wars: 1568: 1918: 350 years ...
Thirty Years' War: 4–12 million [18] 1618–1648 Anti-Imperial Alliance vs. Imperial Alliance Europe Spanish conquest of Mexico: 10.5 million [19] 1519–1530 Spanish Empire and allies vs. Aztec Empire and allies Mexico Russian Civil War: 7–10 million [20] 1917–1922
As a new year inches closer, Americans reflect on the devastating events that made 2017 the deadliest year of mass shootings in modern U.S. history.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
The recession was short, but extremely painful. The year 1920 was the single most deflationary year in American history; production, however, did not fall as much as might be expected from the deflation. GNP may have declined between 2.5 and 7 percent, even as wholesale prices declined by 36.8%. [32]