Deadliest Events in American History

Can you name the deadliest events in American history?

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Source: List of disasters in the United States by death toll - Wikipedia

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Category	Fatalities	Answer
Violence		Native American Genocide
Violence		Slavery
Disease	1,127,152	COVID-19 pandemic
Disease	700,000	HIV/AIDS pandemic
Disease	675,000	1918 influenza pandemic
Violence	655,000	American Civil War
Violence	405,399	World War II
Disease	116,000	1957-1958 influenza pandemic
Violence	116,516	World War I
Disease	100,000	1968 influenza pandemic
Violence	58,220	Vietnam War
Violence	36,516	Korean War
Violence	31,000	American Revolutionary War
Violence	15,000	War of 1812
Violence	13,283	Mexican-American War
Natural Disaster	6,000 to 12,000	1900 Galveston hurricane
Natural Disaster	5,000	1936 North American heat wave
Violence	4,492	Iraq War
Violence	4,196	Philippine-American War
Natural Disaster	>4,000	Great Flood of 1862
Natural Disaster	3,389	1899 San Ciriaco hurricane
Natural Disaster	>3,000	1906 San Francisco earthquake
Violence	2,996	September 11 attacks
Natural Disaster	2,982	Hurricane Maria
Natural Disaster	2,823	1928 Okeechobee hurricane
Violence	2,467	Attack on Pearl Harbor
Violence	2,446	Spanish-American War
Violence	2,325	War in Afghanistan
Natural Disaster	2,209	Johnston flood
Natural Disaster	2,000	1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane

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