D51man's 10 Most Devastating Incidents In Modern History

You forgot Hillary Clinton:P

black plague anyone? outbreak201

It's modern history. I don't think we could do an all time list, and if we did, the black plague would certainly be up there.

You forgot Hillary Clinton:P

jim_shorts

[QUOTE="outbreak201"]black plague anyone? Media_geek20

It's modern history. I don't think we could do an all time list, and if we did, the black plague would certainly be up there.

Yeah. An all time list would need like 50 spaces :o

Shouldn't you put 9/11 farther u on the list since of the reprocussions it has ad in the past few years?

Unless of course you don't want to count the aftermaths.

Otherwise it's a pretty good list.

Mount St. Helens should be on there.Hewkii

I almost put it on there...

What, no Hurricane Katrina?

That's nice.Silver_Dragon17

why is that Tech thing on there, only 33 people died

put something of Iraq in it,

once America made a mistake and killed over 100 civilians with AT rockets from their apaches

How is a church school fire 3 up on the tsunami?Yagami-Iori

I'm as confused as you are.. there are worse incidents than some of the ones mentioned. I mean, Titanic was bad, but it doesn't really fit in with the scale of the other events. The same goes for that fire, and the Virginia Tech massacre. There are things like the Iraq War, Vietnam, the Oklahoma City bombing, Hurricane Katrina.. the list of things more devastating than much of the list is endless. The order of things on the list is bizarre anyway. How is a school fire worse than two atomic bombs being dropped? A little fine tuning is in order.

Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, set in motion events designed to cause a famine in the Ukraine to destroy the people there seeking independence from his rule. As a result, an estimated 7,000,000 persons perished in this farming area, known as the breadbasket of Europe, with the people deprived of the food they had grown with their own hands.

katrina

Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, set in motion events designed to cause a famine in the Ukraine to destroy the people there seeking independence from his rule. As a result, an estimated 7,000,000 persons perished in this farming area, known as the breadbasket of Europe, with the people deprived of the food they had grown with their own hands.

Mr47fitter

yes, I was thinking something Along the side of Stalin also.

Also, Tsunami Asia should at least be #3 or 4

no offense but i think the atom bombing of hiroshima which pretty much destroyed the whole city and killed thousands and spread radiation everywhere was worse than 911:|Film-Guy

Yes, but they were the ones who started the war, and this was the best way to end the war with Japan in a quick and descisive manner. But I agree that the Holacoust was the most tragic incident in the entire history of the world. Every time I'm reminded of it it makes me sick.

katrina

slicknet

No, because even though it devastated much of New Orleanes, it didn't kill that many people.

But I agree that the Holacoust was the most tragic incident in the entire history of the world. Every time I'm reminded of it it makes me sick.
Evilmaster101

pretty good list.

[QUOTE="Evilmaster101"]But I agree that the Holacoust was the most tragic incident in the entire history of the world. Every time I'm reminded of it it makes me sick.
Hewkii

no offense but i think the atom bombing of hiroshima which pretty much destroyed the whole city and killed thousands and spread radiation everywhere was worse than 911:|Film-Guy

and dont forget the Armenian genocide, that the Turkish did.

Just so you know, Virginia Tech was not the worst school massacre, even though the news said it was. long ago, Bombs were now The bath bombings were worse.

http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/history/bath/cries_5.html

This should have been on you list instead.

[QUOTE="slicknet"]

katrinaEvilmaster101

No, because even though it devastated much of New Orleanes, it didn't kill that many people.

Devastation isn't always measured in who dies, my friend.

Take it from a New Orleanian...

Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, set in motion events designed to cause a famine in the Ukraine to destroy the people there seeking independence from his rule. As a result, an estimated 7,000,000 persons perished in this farming area, known as the breadbasket of Europe, with the people deprived of the food they had grown with their own hands.

Mr47fitter

[QUOTE="outbreak201"]black plague anyone? Media_geek20

It's modern history. I don't think we could do an all time list, and if we did, the black plague would certainly be up there.

It certainly would. I believe the Black Plague was the only event in recorded history that actually managed to quell (albeit only for a short while) the steady expansion of the human population. Even the devastating flu epidemic of the early 20th century couldn't manage that feat, though it killed many more people than did the Plague.

Anyways, the original poster's list is far too focused on 'minor' tragedies of the Western world. In the context of the brutal civil wars in developing African countries, occurrences like 9/11, the Titanic sinking, and the school fire pale in comparison. How Pearl Harbor could be placed ahead of the devastating tsunami, for instance, is totally baffling to me. And if you're going to mention the Holocaust, you might as well throw the Great Purges in there too.

But then, in general we North Americans are out of touch with the rest of the world. We hear stories about the terrible massacres and disasters that occur in other places in the world, but they don't strike home. They're just numbers written on a page, and it's likely that most of us will, fortunately, never understand what it is like to live through these sorts of devastating events.

[QUOTE="Evilmaster101"][QUOTE="slicknet"]

katrinaEman5805

No, because even though it devastated much of New Orleanes, it didn't kill that many people.

Devastation isn't always measured in who dies, my friend.

Take it from a New Orleanian...

And there you go - perfect proof that the significance of a disaster is always in the eye of the beholder. Hurricane Katrina may well be the most devastating disaster in the history of the world to someone who lost his or her entire family in it.

Just so you know, Virginia Tech was not the worst school massacre, even though the news said it was. long ago, Bombs were now The bath bombings were worse.

http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/history/bath/cries_5.html

This should have been on you list instead.

Luminouslight

i agree with you that your link deserves more of a spot than VT, but VT is known as the worst school 'shooting', not the worst massacre. the bath incident involved bombs.