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Birth Pangs Time Line
1914
1914 - 1918 World War I - 20 million people die
1928
September 1928 Carribean - Okeechobee Hurricane a category 5 hurricane
1935
Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 Category 5 Hurricane hits the US
1937
1937 - 1945 Second Sino Japenze war - 20 million people die
1939
1939 - 1945 World War II - 60 million people die
1945
1945 - 1975 Vietnam War - 2.3 million people die
1948
May 19, 1948 Israel declares independence
1950
August 15, 1950 Tibet - Earthquake magnitude 8.6
1950 -1953 Korean War - 2.5 million people die
1952
November 4, 1952 Kamchatka, Russia - Earthquake magnitude 9.0
1957
March 9, 1957 Alaska, USA - Earthquake magnitude 9.1
1959
October 1959 Mexico - Un-named hurricane a category 5 hurricane
1960
February 29, 1960 Morocco - Earthquake kills 10,000
May 22, 1960 Valdivia, Chile - Earthquake magnitude 9.5
September 1960 East cost of the U.S. - Hurricane Donna a category 5 hurricane
1961
September 1961 Texa - Hurricane Carla a category 5 hurricane
1964
March 27, 1964 Alaska, USA - Earthquake magnitude 9.2
1965
February 4, 1965 Alaska, USA - Earthquake magnitude 8.7
1969
August 1969 Mississippi, USA - Hurricane Camile category 5 hurricane with 190 mph winds hits Mississippi
1970
May 31, 1970 Peru - Earthquake kills 66,000 people.
1975
February 4, 1975 China - Earthquake kills 10,000
1976
February 4, 1976 Guatemala - Earthquake Kills 23,000
July 27, 1976 Tangshan, China - Earthquake kills 255,000
1980
August 1980 South Atlantic - Hurrican Allen a category 5 hurricane
1988
September 1988 Carribean - Hurricane Gilbert a category 5 hurricane
December 7, 1988 Armenia
- Earthquake kills 25,000 1989
September 1989 Southeatern U.S. - Hurricane Hugo a category 5 hurricane
1990
June 21, 1990 Iran - Earthquake kills 40,000
1992
August 1992 Southeatern U.S., Carribean - Hurricane Andrew a category 5 hurricane
1998
1998 - 2007 Second Congo War - 3.8 million people die
October 1998 Carribean - Hurricane Mitch a category 5 hurricane caused severe flooding killing 11,000 people
1999
December 17, 1999 - Earthquake kills 17,000
2001
January 26, 2001 - India Earthquake kills 20,000
September 11, 2001 Al Qaeda Terrorists attack the United States and start the modern war on terror
2002
October 2002 Mexico - Hurricane Kenna a catregory 5 hurricane
2003
December 26, 2003 Iran - Earthquake kills 31,000 2004
December 26, 2004 Sumatra Indonesia - Earthquake magnitude 9.3 caused a Tsumani that Killed at least 300,000
September 2004 Carribean, southeatern U.S.- Hurricane Ivan a category 5 hurricane the size of Texas
2005
March 28, 2005 Northern Sumatra - Earthquake 8.7
October 8, 2005 Pakistan - Earthquake kills 100,000
August 2005 Southeatern U.S. - Hurricane Katrina a category 5 hurricane and the costliest in U.S. history
September 2005 Gulf coast U.S. - Hurricane Rita a category 5 hurricane
October 2005 Carribean, Florida - Hurricane Wilma a category 5 hurricane
2006
September 2006 Pacific - Hurricane Ioke a category 5 hurriccane
2007
September 12, 2007 Sumatra Indonesia - Earthquake magnitude 8.5
August 2007 Mexico - Hurricane Dean a category 5 hurricane
2008
May 12, 2008 Sichuan Province, China - Earthquake kills 70,000
1910 -1919 1 event
1920 - 1929 1 event
1930 - 1939 3 events
1940 - 1949 2 events
1950 - 1959 5 events
1960 - 1969 5 events
1970 - 1979 1 events
1980 - 1989 6 events
1990 - 1999 3 events
2000 - 2010 12 events
This timeline includes major eathquakes by size (8.5 or greater) and death (10,000 or greater) begining in 1950. (source wikipedia)
This timeline includes major wars from the 20th century and beyond (source wikipedia)
This timeline includes many of the strongest hurricanes recorded but emphasizes atlantic hurricanes in the 20th century and beyond.
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