"The persecution and extermination of native Americans, and the annexation of their lands by the US government. Probably the most shameful chapter of US history and most people don't even know about it."
"Pompeii."
"The Bronze Age Collapse.Around 1200 BC, every sophisticated culture around the Mediterrean fell apart. The Greeks, the Hittites, the Phoenicians, the Egyptians, everyone. They were either completely wiped out or decimated to the point where it would take centuries to recover. No one knows exactly what happened, but there are vague references to "sea people" and famines and droughts. The Iliad and the Exodus may both be a twisted race memory of this event."
"The last Russian royal family— Nicholas, Alexandra, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexis. From incredible privilege to violent extinction, they were a loving but tragic family overtaken by extraordinary circumstances. There are so many family photos, written accounts (including their own letters) and official portraits to view, you really get a sense of them as people. I started reading about them in the 80s, long before their remains were found. It was one of the biggest historical mysteries back then. I always wonder why Nicholas didn’t at least get the girls out while there was still a chance."
"The Chernobyl Explosion.AlterEdward:Yeah, I find this so fascinating. It's got a bit of everything - corruption, technology, tragedy, heroism, conspiracy. And the concept of radiation as an invisible, silent killer is so creepy. There are so many echoes of paranormal and mythological threats - to people that don't know any better, radiation poisoning sure does look like a curse, or a dieties wrath."
"The 2008 recession. Everything about that era explains , LIKE A MAP, how we got to this point in US history. I am obsessed with it."
"The Dance Epidemic. What was thaaat?!FawkMyLyfe420:The dancing plague of 1518, or dance epidemic of 1518 was apparently a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace [now modern-day France] in the Holy Roman Empire from July 1518 to September 1518. Apparently somewhere between 50 and 400 people took to dancing for weeks. There's too many theories behind what happened and the most popular one is a stress-induced mass hysteria... Other theories include ergot and there's a lot of controversy about how many deaths there actually were. "
"Black Death or Bubonic Plague."
"Might be a little too recent but January 6th and the massive parade of fraud and incompetence that lead to it and followed it. I have no idea why it’s not a bigger deal to the average American. Also I can’t help but wonder what would have happened or where we’d be if one Democrat failed to evacuate."
"As an ExMormon, Mormonism. I can’t believe how incorrect I was about what I claimed to believe for three decades."
"The story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes and was stuck there for 2 months. The details are mind boggling."
"Titanic."
"Hiroshima. I visited there a few weeks ago and as an American, it feels odd going to a place like that. The Peace Park Memorial is beautiful and heartbreaking all at once."
"The end of the Soviet Union."
"I always come back to the Zodiac k***er."
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#3 "...every sophisticated culture fell apart...". Not the first time in history that happened. Not even close. What usually happens is that they either elected or fell prey to leaders such as Hitler, Stalin, Castro, Trump, et al. End of story. Education was discouraged or eliminated, as were personal rights and lawful government. Every time. Good luck to us all.
#24 Ironic, that the number of victims is the same as our Gold Rush. However, the words, 'I can't stop thinking about those poor innocent people' have probably not been spoken - or even thought - by any American in a hundred years. We are a shameful people.