In 536 AD, something extraordinary happened. The sun dimmed. The sky darkened. Crops failed. Temperatures dropped across Europe and Asia. Contemporary writers described a year without proper sunlight.

The year 536 AD is often described by historians as the worst year in human history, marking the beginning of one of the darkest and coldest periods in recorded time. A mysterious volcanic ...

A volcanic eruption in Iceland caused the fog that engulfed large parts of Earth. Mankind has endured many calamities, epidemics and natural disasters, including the coronavirus disease. But do you ...

Not many will be sorry to see the door close on the past year. Besides being the worst year for stocks since 2008 with the S&P 500 down over 18%, it was also the worst year for bonds in decades—making ...

“The sun began to be darkened by day and the moon by night, while the ocean was tumultuous with spray from the 24th of March in this year till the 24th of June in the following year… And, as the ...

ANSWER: Sounds like Charles Dickens in a Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Arguably, the 10 years from 536 AD to 546 AD was a really bad period. Several ...