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__World News!__ Outbreak of Northern Seven Years’ War By: Kayla Williamson **

On July 32, a war began between the kingdom of Sweden and coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lübeck and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It has been called the Northern Seven Years’ War. It was started in Scandinavia due to the dissatisfaction of King Frederick II of Denmark with the dissolution of the Kalmar Union, and the will of King Eric XIV of Sweden to break Denmark’s dominating position.

By: Jessica Cockman The Black Death is one of the deadliest outbreaks. It is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium //Yersinia pestis, but this view has recently been challenged. It is thought to have started in Central Asia; it has reached Crimea from there, probably carried by fleas residing on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships, it has spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe.
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