7 most tragic events in human history

The Holocaust, the Rwanda genocide is two of the most tragic events in human history.

Holocaust - the massacre for 6 million Jews and many other minority groups in Europe and North Africa during World War 2 by Nazi Germany and its neighbors.To kill prisoners, the Nazis use carbon monoxide, Zyklon-B gas to kill a large number of prisoners at the same time at concentration camps such as Auschwitz, Belzec and Chelmno.This is one of the most tragic events in history, making mankind shudder with fear.

The Rwandan genocide that occurred in Rwanda, central Africa in 1994 was one of the most devastating events in human history.This is a horrifying genocide between two ethnic groups: Hutu and Tutsi.In the 100 days of the massacre, 1/8 of the country's population, or nearly 1 million people, died.

Black death is one of the most horrifying events in history.This pandemic has caused the deaths of about 200 million people in Europe.The period of 1348 - 1350 is said to be the time most people died because of this plague.

On July 4, 1961, the Soviet K-19 submarine leaked radiation in the North Atlantic region.Since there was no cooling system in place to cool down the reactor and prevent the explosion, the crew decided to open the door into the reactor area, facing deadly radioactive dust, to mount the system. auxiliary cooling system.

Consequently, sailors are contaminated.3 weeks after the explosion in the K-19 submarine, 8 crew members died.In the following years, 15 people in the crew also died of radioactive contamination.In addition, 117 others suffered from different levels of radiation exposure.This is considered one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.

The Battle of Stalingrad was the bloodiest battle in human history as well as during World War 2. This was the war between Nazi Germany and Soviet Red Army from July 17, 1942 - February 2, 1943.During that war, the Soviet Union defeated the Nazis.Despite the victory, the Soviet Union suffered nearly 1 million casualties.On the German side, nearly a quarter of the entire Soviet-German battlefield was destroyed.

The Jewish uprising against the Roman rule took place in 66 - 70. During that uprising, the Jews initially prevailed but then Roman Titus regained control. .By the summer of 70, the 60,000 Roman army defeated the Jewish uprising in Jerusalem.Thousands of Jews were killed, crucified, or enslaved.Along with that many documents, the Jewish temple was destroyed.

In 1945, after the war between the British army and Japanese fascists, an estimated 1,000 Japanese soldiers had to flee into the swamp surrounding Ramree Island off the coast of Myanmar.This wetland is considered the domain of saltwater crocodile.No one expected that, about 1,000 Japanese soldiers had to flee into the swamp, but only about 20 people were found alive.