Photo by Patrice Oehen at Shutterstock
In life, even the smallest of environmental and behavioral changes can have wide-ranging effects on different groups of people. And throughout history, the death of certain individuals have acted as motivators or organizers of events that reached far beyond themselves, for better or worse.
This also happens at a small, everyday scale in the experience of ripple effects. Sometimes a very prominent person dies at the height of their glory, and it changes history, some more than others. We’ve decided to look back on deaths that changed history. Some were even assassinated. Here are 5 deaths in history that reshaped the world as we know it.
Explore nine catastrophic natural disasters that altered history and permanently reshaped the earth to create…
Explore how eight catastrophic natural disasters permanently altered famous landmarks, reshaping human history, engineering, and…
Discover how eight major American cities narrowly survived total abandonment from devastating natural disasters through…
Explore how eight American cities survived total destruction and rebuilt their infrastructure, leading to modern…
Explore the ten most pivotal hurricanes in United States history and discover how these catastrophic…
Understanding the ten American floods that permanently altered state geographies and policies provides you with…