When the World Almost Ended
The end of the world. A topic largely reserved for sci-fi movies (such as Deep Impact and Armageddon – both excellent films, by the way) and Biblical prophecy (especially the Book of Revelation ). However, the end of the world has almost happened numerous times in recent history, from the 1800s until the present – from close-call asteroid fly-bys to near-nuclear war to the near-release of an apocalyptic virus. These are humanity’s near-extinction events. (Fun fact: the 1983 movie WarGames actually happened. Not by a student, but it actually happened. In the ’70s. Think on that – and the rest of these, for that matter – as you try to sleep tonight.) How a solar storm almost turned the Cold War hot By Kelsey Kennedy August 10, 2016 In 1967, Cold War tensions were running high. Five years earlier, the Cuban Missile Crisis had kept the entire United States on edge for 13 days straight, and in 1965 ...