Posted on Dec 31, 2020
Was 2020 the worst year in US history? Historians say no, give nod to 1862
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"A group of historians says no. In fact, 2020 is not even in the top three."
The effort was led by British historian Philip Parker, who compiled a list of the worst of the worst. The historians then decided, the Post reported.
The darkest year of the Civil War was 1862, and it is the historians’ “winner.”
“It’s a symbol of a time when the nation almost broke apart,” Parker told the Post. “And that, really, goes to the essence of what it is to be a country and a society. It’s almost like a dagger to the heart of the country.”
Here are the seven years that ranked between 1862 and 2020, according to the panel:
1929 -- The year the stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression.
1838 -- Native Americans were forced west from their homes during the infamous “Trail of Tears.”
1918 -- The flu pandemic proved to be deadly in the United States and around the world.
1968 -- A year of riots, racial unrest, the Vietnam War and political assassinations.
1962 -- The Cuban Missile crisis highlighted a year when the United States and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war.
2001 -- The attacks of Sept. 11 jolted the U.S. out of complacency and brought terrorism close to home.
The worst year in world history, by the way, was not even close, the panel said.
The effort was led by British historian Philip Parker, who compiled a list of the worst of the worst. The historians then decided, the Post reported.
The darkest year of the Civil War was 1862, and it is the historians’ “winner.”
“It’s a symbol of a time when the nation almost broke apart,” Parker told the Post. “And that, really, goes to the essence of what it is to be a country and a society. It’s almost like a dagger to the heart of the country.”
Here are the seven years that ranked between 1862 and 2020, according to the panel:
1929 -- The year the stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression.
1838 -- Native Americans were forced west from their homes during the infamous “Trail of Tears.”
1918 -- The flu pandemic proved to be deadly in the United States and around the world.
1968 -- A year of riots, racial unrest, the Vietnam War and political assassinations.
1962 -- The Cuban Missile crisis highlighted a year when the United States and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war.
2001 -- The attacks of Sept. 11 jolted the U.S. out of complacency and brought terrorism close to home.
The worst year in world history, by the way, was not even close, the panel said.
Was 2020 the worst year in US history? Historians say no, give nod to 1862
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In my opinion SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
1. the 1918 flu pandemic which proved to be deadly in the United States and around the world may well have been the worst year.
2. While the Sept. 11, 2000 aircraft attacks as fully capable guided missiles jolted the U.S. out of complacency and brought terrorism close to home, the USA citizens were generally united for at least a few months.
Thank you my friend CSM Charles Hayden for mentioning me.
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In my opinion SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
1. the 1918 flu pandemic which proved to be deadly in the United States and around the world may well have been the worst year.
2. While the Sept. 11, 2000 aircraft attacks as fully capable guided missiles jolted the U.S. out of complacency and brought terrorism close to home, the USA citizens were generally united for at least a few months.
Thank you my friend CSM Charles Hayden for mentioning me.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) LTC (Join to see) MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Marty Hogan SMSgt David A Asbury SPC Nancy Greene SPC Woody Bullard PO3 Phyllis Maynard TSgt David L. SGT Steve McFarland SFC William Farrell SSG Samuel Kermon Sgt Albert Castro
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There is one huge difference between 2020 and those years you cited: ‘We’ experienced 2020 in person! SFC Kelly Fuerhoff SGT Philip Roncari SFC William Farrell LTC (Join to see)SGT (Join to see) LTC Stephen F. LTC Stephen C. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSP5 Jim Curry
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
I didn't cite these years - some historians did. I just posted the information...and we all lived through 9/11. There are some on here who lived through 1962 and 1968 as well.
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You gotta be kidding me with this shit. The Civil War, Prohibition, WW2.
You gonna try to say that because a number of people LESS than those who died of flu EVERY YEAR died of the China Virus, is somehow worse than the darkest chapters of our history?
GTFO.
You gonna try to say that because a number of people LESS than those who died of flu EVERY YEAR died of the China Virus, is somehow worse than the darkest chapters of our history?
GTFO.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
Wtf are you talking about? This article says 2020 isn't the worst yet per these historians. So idk what you're blathering about.
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