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| − | + | ==Overview== | |
| + | This page is for listings and accounts of individual atrocities. (See [[atrocity]] for information about the general concept.) | ||
| + | ==by Date== | ||
| + | * 2007-08-14 [[wikipedia:2007 Kahtaniya bombings|2007 Kahtaniya bombings]] in [[Iraq]]: possibly 500 killed | ||
| + | * [[2001-09-11 attacks]]: approximately 2700 lives lost | ||
| + | * 1956+: [[wikipedia:Minamata disease|Minamata disease]] | ||
| + | * 1945-08-06 [[wikipedia:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]]: approximately 200,000 killed in the (so far) only uses of nuclear weapons against humans | ||
| + | * 1941-1943~ [[wikipedia:The Holocaust|The Holocaust]]: over 9,000,000 killed | ||
| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | ===Reference=== | ||
| + | * [http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat5.htm The Lesser Unpleasantries of the Twentieth Century]: wars and mass killings costing fewer lives than the American loss in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] (58,135), but more than the number of murders in America in 1995 (21,597). | ||
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| + | ===News=== | ||
| + | {{links/news}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:39, 12 March 2011
Overview
This page is for listings and accounts of individual atrocities. (See atrocity for information about the general concept.)
by Date
- 2007-08-14 2007 Kahtaniya bombings in Iraq: possibly 500 killed
- 2001-09-11 attacks: approximately 2700 lives lost
- 1956+: Minamata disease
- 1945-08-06 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: approximately 200,000 killed in the (so far) only uses of nuclear weapons against humans
- 1941-1943~ The Holocaust: over 9,000,000 killed
Links
Reference
- The Lesser Unpleasantries of the Twentieth Century: wars and mass killings costing fewer lives than the American loss in Vietnam (58,135), but more than the number of murders in America in 1995 (21,597).