Events in the Life of a 70 Year Old

             

Years	Event	Total Died	Annualized
		(to date)	Rate
2020-present	Covid-19	200,000	300,000+-?	*
1981-2020	HIV Aids	675,000	17,308
2001-present	Afghanistan	1,833	96
2003-2011	Iraq War	3,836	426
Sep 11, 2001	911	2,977	2,977
1955-1975	Vietnam War	58,220	2,911
1950-1953	Korean War	33,686	8,422
1952	Polio	3,000	3,000
*guestimate	for 12 months	200,000 first	seven months

The events above impacted the lives of people presently 70 years old. 

For some of Polio was among our first memories when we were very young.  Our wars have been sad events, with Vietnam our a major 

challenge when we turned 18.  HIV AIDS has been with us for 40 

years. 911 was an enormous shock. And Covid-19 has made a very 

major impact in only seven months.

Sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-many-americans-died-in-korea/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_casualties_of_war

https://www.historynet.com/civil-war-casualties

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic