Worst week in the history of the world?
 

I have always noticed how much awful stuff happens around my birthday and someone else pointed it out in the Vtech thread. The week surrounding April 18th, or basically like April 15th-22nd or so has seemed to have very many tragic events throughout history.

Just to name a few:
OBV the Virginia Tech psycho this week.
Columbine
OKC Bombing
Waco Massacre
Hitler was born
1906 SF Earthquake
Titanic sank

Also, two of my now-wife's living grandparents died (one on my birthday the other the day before) after we started dating, but that's not very relevant.

Are there any other 7 day periods in history that have as much evil in them, or is this as bad as it gets?

edit: I guess I'm talking about all stuff happening in America or affecting Americans. Probably should've named the post "worst week in American history" but would be interesting if other countries had their own evil weeks too.

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I have always noticed how much awful stuff happens around my birthday and someone else pointed it out in the Vtech thread. The week surrounding April 18th, or basically like April 15th-22nd or so has seemed to have very many tragic events throughout history.

Just to name a few:
OBV the Virginia Tech psycho this week.
Columbine
OKC Bombing
Waco Massacre
Hitler was born
1906 SF Earthquake
Titanic sank

Also, two of my now-wife's living grandparents died (one on my birthday the other the day before) after we started dating, but that's not very relevant.

Are there any other 7 day periods in history that have as much evil in them, or is this as bad as it gets?

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well lets see, there are 52 weeks in the year and about a million horrible things that have happened throughout history. Statistically the fact you only came up with 7 means this week is actually the least evil week in the year!!

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Well I'm not the only one to have noticed it, and each of those 7 things were pretty major. I doubt there are millions of things out there that compare to most on that list and I'd be surprised to see a week with as many major occurrences.

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this thread sucks.

fyc

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Sorry.

Also, signing every post fyc sucks.

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Well I'm not the only one to have noticed it, and each of those 7 things were pretty major. I doubt there are millions of things out there that compare to most on that list.

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Seriously? The titanic sinking and the VT shootings you think are at the top of the list of most horrible things in all of history?

Id say its like bottom .001%

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This thread rocks because I have always held this opinion too. Birfday is tomorrow.

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That's why I said most and edited it to clarify I was talking about American tragedies.

Yes, I'd say Titanic is one of the larger well known travesties in American history.

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cmon, taxes being due has to be #1 on this list

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Where's Captain Hyperbole when you need him? HE'S LIKE THE BEST GIMMICK ACCOUNT IN THE HISTORY OF THE INTERWEBS!!!!!!!!

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Worst thread in the history of the forum?

I think the week that asteroid hit the earth and started an ice age was the worst week.

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This thread rocks because I have always held this opinion too. Birfday is tomorrow.

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Are you and your mom going to make fun of some cripple kids to celebrate?

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April 15, 1947 - Jackie Robinson made his major league debut

April 15, 1945 - Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated.

April 17, 1970 - The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight.

April 18, 1775 - Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.

April 18, 1923 - The first game was played in Yankee Stadium.

April 20, 1912 - The Boston Red Sox played their first game at Fenway Park.

April 20, 1970 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the practice of busing for racial desegregation.

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In general, I'm sure you can find a lot more terrible [censored] that happend some other week (or even that week), but if you narrow it down to just the last 300 years in America, I still think there are probably worse weeks. Start with beginning of civil war, 9/11, Pearl Harbor, or some other major event and work from there. Also, Hitler being born and the Titanic sinking are a little bit of a strech for the American thing, IMO.

Here's a small list I started (w/o the American clause):


December 24, 1865 Several US Civil War Confederate veterans form the Ku Klux Klan.
December 25, 0 Jesus Born
December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

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now that it has been clarified as America, I'd guess that the first week of November has a lock on it.

Andrew Jackson Elected President
FDR Elected President
<insert random jackass president you don't like here> elected president.

Hell, i haven't even looked to see what other nightmarish stuff happened that week. It seems like a fresh disaster every four years or so on that week.

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December 25, 0 Jesus Born

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you and doc brown know this is a made up birthday though, right?

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I think the thread would've been much better if it were about people noticing stuff around their birthdays but I definitely suck at teh oot and won't start any more threads as my penance.

Nustar's post is what I was looking for. Is the topic of worst week really that disinteresting? I was just throwing out this week because I've noticed it and it does have quite a bit of awful stuff, and I was curious if others have noticed the same around their birthdays since I'm not the only one to have noticed it around this week. I wasn't sure if that was because the week is really awful, or just because of perception.

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What about the first week of July?

Gettysburg - July 1-3, Worst battle in the Civil War

The Battle of the Somme - Started on July 1st, worst battle in WWI and the bloodiest day of the war. This battle resulted in a combined >1 Million Casualties.

The Battle of Kursk - Started July 5th, worst battle of WWII. Almost a million casualties in this one, including about 250,000 Soviet deaths.

/edit no thats not when my birthday is!

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Columbine

Hitler was born


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also to note, as some of you know colubmine wasnt coincidentally planned for that week. it was plotted for hitler's birthday. not to take away from OP's point. just that it's not a random coincidenc.e

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OP,

Are you familiar with the Hillsborough Disaster?

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This thread rocks because I have always held this opinion too. Birfday is tomorrow.

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Are you and your mom going to make fun of some cripple kids to celebrate?

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Yeah, right after we beat up some midgets and set fire to an orphanage.

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Gloria Estefan was born on the same day as me. Major beat.

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Gloria Estefan was born on the same day as me. Major brag.

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April 15, 1947 - Jackie Robinson made his major league debut

April 15, 1945 - Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated.

April 17, 1970 - The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight.

April 18, 1775 - Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.

April 18, 1923 - The first game was played in Yankee Stadium.

April 20, 1912 - The Boston Red Sox played their first game at Fenway Park.

April 20, 1970 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the practice of busing for racial desegregation.

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Paul Revere was captured. Not such a great day for him.

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Columbine

Hitler was born


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also to note, as some of you know colubmine wasnt coincidentally planned for that week. it was plotted for hitler's birthday. not to take away from OP's point. just that it's not a random coincidenc.e

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Your ideas are enlightening, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

OP: This thread would've been absolutely horrible except for the fact that it brought gobbleboy out from behind his mound of cookie dough to announce that his birthday fell during this week. Indeed it is the worst week in history.

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Madonna was born on the same day as me. Major brag.

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Oh yeah, and all this stuff happens because "April is the cruelest month," everybody knows that.

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Bush bombed Iraq on my birthday, and I got attacked by cops at an anti-war demo too. LAME

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Yes, I'd say Titanic is one of the larger well known travesties in American history.

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Titanic + American = [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Worst week in the history of the world:

August 6th - August 12th, 1945

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April 18, 1923 - The first game was played in Yankee Stadium.

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Hmm... OK, maybe OP has a point after all.

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Worst week in the history of the world:

August 6th - August 12th, 1945

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I knew some jackass would post this. Completely wrong and i will let others elaborate, as i know they will.

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Worst thread in the history of the forum?

I think the week that asteroid hit the earth and started an ice age was the worst week.

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if that didn't happen and humans still managed to come to be, we'd be dino chum right about now, so I don't think, from my perspective anyway, that that's very bad at all.

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It doesn't say worst week to humans, it says worst week. 90% of the species on earth being wiped out is a pretty bad week. If you want to talk people the 1931 Yellow River flood that killed 1-4 million people probably sucked. And I know you amended to say American tragedies, but the thread title supersedes your authority.

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April 15, 1947 - Jackie Robinson made his major league debut

April 15, 1945 - Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated.

April 17, 1970 - The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight.

April 18, 1775 - Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.

April 18, 1923 - The first game was played in Yankee Stadium.

April 20, 1912 - The Boston Red Sox played their first game at Fenway Park.

April 20, 1970 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the practice of busing for racial desegregation.

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I can't believe you took the time to make this list. On the other hand, I can't believe I'm taking the time to make this post either.

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Well, the revolutionary war did start this week, so I'm not sure it's all bad.

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JULY 6, 1946 George W Bush born

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I have always noticed how much awful stuff happens around my birthday and someone else pointed it out in the Vtech thread. The week surrounding April 18th, or basically like April 15th-22nd or so has seemed to have very many tragic events throughout history.

Just to name a few:
OBV the Virginia Tech psycho this week.
Columbine
OKC Bombing
Waco Massacre
Hitler was born
1906 SF Earthquake
Titanic sank


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I guess I'm screwed, my birthday was monday the 16th

On a good note, I always seem to enjoy 4/20 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Worst week in the history of the world:

August 6th - August 12th, 1945

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I knew some jackass would post this. Completely wrong and i will let others elaborate, as i know they will.

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I knew some jackass would post this.

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Columbine

Hitler was born


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also to note, as some of you know colubmine wasnt coincidentally planned for that week. it was plotted for hitler's birthday. not to take away from OP's point. just that it's not a random coincidenc.e

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From what I remember, OKC Bombing was also to "commemorate" the Waco disaster.

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This thread just proves how easily some people are influenced by the media.