2007-05-01 12:21:55 · 9 answers · asked by acfahmy 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the day george w bush was born
2007-05-01 13:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by HwaT?! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tragedy? I can think of several:
1. The Civil War.
2. 9/11
3. The Johnstown Flood
4. The Flu Epidemic of 1918
5. The Cherokee Trail of Tears
2007-05-01 19:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by Daisy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey AC: There's so many to choose from:
In the richest country ever on earth, some people go to bed hungry and don't have a decent place to live.
In the most technologically advanced country on earth, some people can't get decent medical help.
In one of the most highly educated countries in the world, people are still interested in what Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake are doing with their lives, who's going to win on American Idol, and buy Dan Brown books.
In the most open society in the world, there's hatred and bigotry and racism and xenophobia.
In the most egalitarian society in the world, some people make enough money in a year to house and clothe and feed a small town, and others make minimum wage.
In one of the most faith-based countries in the world, people despair over their lives, babies are ruthlessly aborted every day, people go to church twice a year (if that), and gunplay is still tolerated and, in some circles, encouraged.
In one of the most law-abiding countries in the world, murder is commonplace.
In a peace-loving country, we are the biggest warmonger and arms supplier to the world.
With the best form of government in the world, we are stuck with crappy politicians who can raise the most money to get elected.
In one of the more health-conscious countries in the world, we lead the world in obesity, hyper-tension, heart disease, lung cancer, and thousands die every day due to smoking cigarettes.
This may be the best country in the world, but we have enough tragedies to write a book about.
Chas
2007-05-01 20:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by cjones1303 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The invention of
MacDonalds
Evel Knievel
Disneyland
Baseball
Cowboy Boots
The Edsel
Ronald Regan
Burger King
The wastage of money on the Apollo projects
Drake & Josh
Saved by the Bell
The Fonz
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Taco Bell
Letting em all have guns
Lumberjack Shirts
The Winebago
Budweiser
need I go on
2007-05-01 19:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Civil War.
2007-05-01 19:27:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm... probably slavery, genocide of native americans, 9/11, and thats all i can think of. one of those to me is the biggest tragedy in u.s. history
2007-05-01 19:27:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
slavery... man that's a black eye... and we were one of the last coutries to operate it... really messed up!
2007-05-01 19:30:56 · answer #7 · answered by greaterrome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lack of spelling
2007-05-01 19:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by Peloubet 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the holacoust
2007-05-01 19:29:29 · answer #9 · answered by Kate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋