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The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History
« on: April 06, 2020, 02:36:04 pm »

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The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History

Before this life-altering pandemic, there have been plenty of other disasters. How did the nation respond? How should you?

By Dan Carpenter
April 6, 2020

COVID-19 is officially omnipresent. It’s a part of every conversation, news broadcast, social media post, and internet “water cooler chat.”

As the days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months, it seems foreign to even think about what we did before we quarantined. Driving to work, going to restaurants, and watching March Madness all seem a world away now.

But before this life-altering pandemic, there have been other disasters. Hurricanes. Fires. Terrorist attacks. Floods. Dozens of different man-made and natural disasters of all flavors, wreaking havoc and claiming lives.

Because we’ve exclusively had the coronavirus under the microscope for the last few months, I thought it would be interesting to widen our focus to look at some of the other disasters our nation has known. In the name of widening the focus from our current situation, I specifically haven’t included pandemics or epidemics on this list. Wars have also been excluded.

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Re: The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2020, 03:05:20 pm »
Sloppy research....missed two of the top 5

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Re: The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2020, 03:37:20 pm »

The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867

This one may not count. It occurred in Texas and after the Civil War Texas was not re-admitted to the Union until 1870
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