As for the effect on the course of World History - Gavrilo Princip shot Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Blew Up the World that Was and Was to've Been.
In an Instant - He reset the course of history of the Entire World. No other single action by one person has Ever had such far reaching consequences. Nothing else even comes Remotely Close.
The only single event that might rival it is the conversion of St. Paul on the Damascus Road. But Paul didn't Do that - It happened To him.
And even That didn't change the World so drastically in so Short a span of time.
TIME Magazine named Albert Einstein the Person Of The 20th Century. They got it Wrong - It should've been Gavrilo Princip.
If he climbed that thing & started the blaze at the Top - For as fast as it went up in flames - The Saturnalia celebrant was lucky to've escaped with his Life.
Ana - I prefer the phrase "Media Induced Mass Hypochondria". Especially as regards Omicron which has thus far been "Super Mild".
Watch Any MSM News Outlet - Count the number of Big Pharma sponsored ads. That tells you All you need to Know - The lapdog Media Ain't gonna Bite The Hand That Feeds It ...
In response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on the Empire of Japan Before the US.
Representative Jeannette Rankin (Republican from Montana) was the 1st woman to hold Federal Office in the US. She was the Only member of Congress to vote Against the US entry into both WWI & WWII.
Ken - The last I heard of Omicron cases in the US, NO One - Jabbed or UnJabbed - has died, been hospitalized or put on O2 ... ALL Cases have been described as Mild or Moderate.
RE: At least 50 dead as tornadoes devastate Kentucky; Amazon warehouse collapses in Illinois
That's one Helluvan outbreak.
I've been involved with EMS dealing with the aftermath of outbreaks of multiple tornadoes. I've Never seen Anything like that.