Black Death
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“We survived the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Black Death, Hitler and Stalin. I think we can survive AI.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Indeed, history is filled with examples of this, from the medieval Black Death hitchhiking along the Silk Road to the “Russian flu” pandemic of the late 19th century that was accelerated by trains and steamships.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
As the shipments were moved to additional cities, including Padua, these fleas could have helped accelerate the spread of the Black Death throughout Europe.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
Scientists now say a volcano might have triggered Black Death.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
But plague didn’t begin to hit Europe with full force as the Black Death epidemics until A.D.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
