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sep 1, 1845 - The Great Hunger

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Late blight arrives in Ireland (likely from Peru via Belgium) killing all the potato crops. The blight resulted in famine and the deaths of countless Irish (Pictured: potato infected with phytopthora blight)

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sep 1, 1845
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~ 180 years ago

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