Is April The Cruelest Month?
T.S. Eliot wrote a poem whісh bеgаn “April іѕ thе cruelest month.” I thіnk thеrе mау bе ѕοmе truth tο іt. April hаѕ a history οf deaths, accidents, murders, terrorist attacks, аnd οthеr tragedies. Fοr instance:
On April 19, 1775, thе American Revolution bеgаn.
On April 12, 1861, thе Civil War bеgаn.
On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln wаѕ assasinated.
On April 20, 1899, Adolf Hitler wаѕ born.
On April 29, 1901, Emperor Hirohito wаѕ born.
On April 15, 1912, thе Titanic sunk.
On April 6, 1917, thе US entered WWI.
On April 4, 1968, MLK wаѕ assassinated.
On April 26,1986, thе Chernobyl power plant exploded.
On April 29, 1992, thе Rodney King riots took рlасе іn LA.
On April,19, 1993, a cult οf people committed suicide аt Waco, TX.
On April 19, 1995, Oklahoma city wаѕ bombed.
On April 20, 1999, students frοm Columbine High School murdered several classmates
On April 16, 2007, a student аt Virginia Tech murdered several classmates
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You could probably make a similar list for any other month.
I think Eliot was referring to the uncertainty of the weather.
coincidence. There are countless atrocities for everymonth. In reality every day of the year has a history of death, rape and other atrocities. One need only look into the daily newspaper of any major city and confirm the body count. You bring up some pretty terrible things, and some which are questionable but truthfully try your little exercise of finding bad things with every other month and see what you can see.
Pretty much any month could qualify as there are plenty of disasters and tragedies to go around – but to get back to your question, as I recall it, T.S. Eliot’s poem was talking about weather and the synergy of the year, as much as anything. But then, perhaps my memory is faulty.
No, months do not have personalities or personality traits, whether cruelty, kindness, or whatever.
It’s only coincidence, not curse. An equal case could be made for any other month with similar random samplings of events culled from various historical periods.
Waco was not suicide. It was Murder. other then that YES.
You need to get the Documentary : Waco The Rules of Engagement. Usually when you commit suicide the Feds. won’t help you. Time to wake up. You are correct
Not for historical reasons, but as a metaphor for the cruel disappointment of Spring’s promise betrayed, the postponement or loss of an expected blessing.
That is a great truth.
for me are October -November
Coincidence. You picked 14 events from a span of 235 years!
dang thats a lot. maybe who knows.