A series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other awful things humans have lived through. Russian Cholera Epidemic of 1829-31 Who can we blame for this epidemic? This one’s fresh and new: the Kirghiz tribes. It started in India, but it was the Kirghiz people who probably brought it to […]
Read More Things Have Always Been TerribleA series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other pandemics humans have lived through. Roman Plague of AD 590 If you’ve ever seen dragons being flushed out to sea by a flood, you’re going to relate to the people of Rome in 590 AD. This particular plague, I’m going to […]
Read More Things Have Always Been TerribleA series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other pandemics humans have lived through. Vietnamese Plagues of the 1960s I have a special place in my heart for the people of Vietnam. I grew up knowing a refugee family who had been sponsored by our church, and I’ve ended up […]
Read More Things Have Always Been TerribleA series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other pandemics humans have lived through. Crusader Epidemic at Antioch Today’s epidemic is unique in that we don’t know what disease it actually was. It could have been typhoid, a disease we haven’t covered yet. Fun facts about typhoid: some people aren’t […]
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