People, take note that 6 of the deadliest days1 in American history have taken place in the last 8 days. This pandemic is booming, and we all need to do our part: wear a fucking face mask, socially distance, and wash your fucking hands.
DEADLIEST SINGLE DAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
(description — date — fatalaties)
- Galveston Hurricane — 8 September 1900 — >6000 (possibly as many as 12000)
- Battle of Antietam (Civil War) — 17 September 1862 — ~3675
- San Francisco Earthquake — 18 April 1906 — >3000
- Terrorist Attacks — 11 September 2001 — 2996
- COVID-19 on Last Wednesday — 2 December 2020 — 2733
- COVID-19 on Last Thursday — 3 December 2020 — 2706
- COVID-19 on Yesterday — 8 December 2020 — 2622
- COVID-19 on Last Friday — 4 December 2020 — 2563
- Okeechobee (Florida) Hurricane — 17 September 1928 — >2511
- COVID-19 on Last Tuesday — 1 December 2020 — 2473
- COVID-19 on Last Saturday — 5 December 2020 — 2461
- Attack on Pearl Harbor — 7 December 1941 — 2403
Legend:
~ = approximately
> = at least
(hyperlink) = sources
UPDATE: cf. Slate: That Viral List of the Deadliest Days in American History Is Very Wrong.
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1 Please note that these are not the deadliest disasters in American History, but merely the deadliest single days in American History, and furthermore, the deadliest single days in American History examining deaths from only one single specified event.
For example, Hurricane Maria in 2017 with 3059 fatalaties is certainly one of the deadliest natural disasters, but the events of Hurricane Maria took place over more than a week.