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Can you name the Cities which have been destroyed or suffered severe damage throughout history?

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Country, Year, Cause	City	Details
Italy, 64AD, Fire		Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
Italy, 79AD, Volcano
Netherlands, 1452, Fire		Over 3/4 of the city was destroyed.
UK, 1666, Fire		Started in a baker's shop.
Portugal, 1755, Earthquake, Fire, and Tsunami
USA, 1814, Fire caused by war
Canada, 1849, Fire
USA, 1864, Fire Caused by war
USA, 1865, Fire Caused by war		Also burned by General Sherman
USA, 1871, Fire
USA, 1872, Fire
China, 1878, Fire		Over 10 acres of downtown burned
Canada, 1886, Fire
USA, 1889, Dam Break
China, 1894, Fire		Over 1,000 buildings destroyed
USA, 1900, Hurricane
USA, 1901, Fire
USA, 1902, Fire

Country, Year, Cause	City	Details
Canada, 1904, Fire		Deja Vu?
USA, 1906, Earthquake and ensuing Fire
USA, 1913, Flood
Canada, 1917, Explosion
USA, 1917, Fire
USA, 1921, Riots
UK, 1940, Bombings
Germany, 1943, Bombings
Germany, 1945, Bombings
Japan, 1945, Atomic Bombings
Japan, 1945, Non-Atomic Bombings
Belize, 1961, Hurricane
Romania, 1977, Earthquake
Ukraine, 1986, Nuclear Meltdown
Montserrat (UK), 1995, Volcano
Japan, 1995, Earthquake
Nigeria, 2002, Explosion and Fire
USA, 2005, Hurricane and Flood
USA, 1871, Fire

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