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20 March 1345 A.D. Black Death is Created, Allegedly

20 March 1345 A.D. Black Death is Created, Allegedly Editors. “Black Death is created, allegedly.” A & E Networks. 2009. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-death-is-created-allegedly . Accessed 19 Mar 2015.     According to scholars at the University of Paris, the Black Death is created on this day in 1345, from what they call “a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius, occurring on the 20th of March 1345″. The Black Death, also known as the Plague, swept across Europe, the Middle East and Asia during the 14th century, leaving an estimated 25 million dead in its wake. Despite what these scholars claimed, it is now known that bubonic plague, the most common ailment known as the Black Death, is caused by the yersinia pestis bacterium. The plague was carried by fleas that usually traveled on rats, but jumped off to other mammals when the rat died. It most likely first appeared in humans in Mongolia around 1320....

2 March 672 A.D. Chad Died as Foretold, Allegedly, By Vision

2 March 672 A.D.   Chad Died as Foretold, Allegedly, By Vision Graves, Dan.   “Chad Died as Foretold in His Vision.”   Christianity.com.   Jun 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/601-900/chad-died-as-foretold-in-his-vision-11629734.html .   Accessed 31 Jul 20114. Chad waded hip-deep through the biggest controversy of seventh century England and never let it defile him. His place in history began when his oldest brother, Cedd, died of plague. Chad took Cedd's place as abbot of Lastingham in 664.   At the time, English Christians were divided. Irish Christians   entering England from the island of Iona, evangelized the north. Roman Christians centered on Kent evangelized the south. The two traditions differed, most notably in their observance of Easter. The person who became the chief spokesman for the Roman tradition was Wilfrid. When he was appointed as Bishop of York, Wilfrid rejected consecration at the...