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There are some dates in history which stand out for being associated with awful events. Each year, when the calendar rolls around to these dates, we shudder in horror when we recall what happened.
Here are a few “worst days in history” that come to mind:
September 11th, 2001: the deadly World Trade Centre terrorist attacks in New York.
August 6, 1945: the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
June 28, 1914: the day Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, igniting the horrific First World War which killed tens of millions.
December 26, 2004: the Boxing Day tsunami which killed hundreds of thousands.
Some horrible dates in history have specific terms associated with them, such as:
December 7, 1941: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a date which President Roosevelt said would “live in infamy.”
October 29, 1929: called “Black Tuesday,” the worst day of a stock market crash which would send the world spiralling into the Great Depression.
What term is associated with the horrible day Jesus Christ was crucified?
Good. It’s called Good Friday.
But why?
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