The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

The Black Death (1346)

The Black Death—also known as the Plague—was the deadliest pandemic in all of human history. The Black Death resulted in the deaths of 75 to 200 million people across Eurasia and North Africa. This significantly affected the course of European history by causing religious, social, and economic upheavals.

Birth of Jesus Christ (4 B.C.)

Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity, was born in 4 B.C. It is believed by most Christians that Jesus is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. All modern scholars agree that Jesus Christ did exist in history.

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  • Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
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