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We're living in trying times, maybe you heard that somewhere? But there have definitely been worse times to be alive. In today's video, we look back at some of the worst years in human history, including one year that historians seem to agree was the worst of them all.

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LINKS LINKS LINKS:

https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-death

https://historydaily.org/death-ships-everything-about-ships-that-brought-plague-europe

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-1177-bce-the-year-civilization-was-destroyed-1.5350507

https://www.almanac.com/year-without-summer-mount-tambora-volcanic-eruption

https://dustyoldthing.com/1816-year-without-summer/

https://www.facinghistory.org/weimar-republic-fragility-democracy/politics/casualties-world-war-i-country-politics-world-war-i

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/disease-has-never-been-just-disease-native-americans/610852/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Moche_Civilization/

https://theconversation.com/volcanoes-plague-famine-and-endless-winter-welcome-to-536-what-historians-and-scientists-believe-was-the-worst-year-to-be-alive-175654

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive



Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - We didn't start the fire
2:33 - 1347
4:35 - 1177 BC
6:09 - 1816
7:34 - 1914
9:25 - 1492
11:20 - 536, The Worst Year Ever
13:31 - Conclusion