How Did You Die In American History?

You were killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. That morning at 7:48 you were on the deck of the USS Arizona as 353 Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes bombarded Pearl Harbor. You acted heroically in service of your country and your fellow men in arms but as last bomb ripped into the battleship at 08:06, penetrating the armored deck near the ammunition magazines, you were at the heart of the cataclysmic explosion. You perished along with 1,176 of your fellow crewmen. You were a young patriot who died long before their time, but died with honor and valor. You have come into this life with a deep sense of duty, and appreciation of national service, and an aversion to violence and war. Rest assured, you died a hero!

You died fighting in the Civil War! You were only 15 years old when the United States was ripped asunder by the succession of the southern States in 1861. You were young, adventurous and had a wanderlust that drove you to leave your family's farm in Kentucky and join the Union army. For two years you fought heroically but the toll of war was heavy and you grew increasingly disillusioned. On July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg you died in the last Confederate advance on Union troops while saving your wounded friend.. You were only 17 years old. You lived during arguably the most interesting and tragic periods of American history! You have come into this life looking for the adventure you never found in your last. Fight on soldier, you're a true badass at heart!

You died in the Boston Tea Party! The eve of the Revolutionary War you were an intelligent, successful and mischievous rabble rouser, always looking for the next opportunity to ruffle some feathers. When the British government enacted the Tea Act in the spring of 1773 you were enraged that yet again more taxation legislation was being passed by Parliament without the input and consent of the colonialists. You rallied in secrecy with your like-minded friends to plan what would later be known as the spark that set the colonies on fire with a revolutionary spirit. On the night of December 16, 1773, you boarded one of the three ships in the Boston Harbor and defiantly hurled several crates of tea overboard. Unfortunately, in the frenzy of excitement you were knocked unconscious by a falling crate. You were quickly carried to the docks by your comrades and died a silent hero.. You have come into this life with the same rabble rousing spirit and you're always looking for an opportunity to fight for what you know is right!

You were killed in the Wounded Knee Massacre! You were an old, respected Lakota elder who had watched your people's lands shrink with the arrival of more and more white settlers. Your people's entire way of life had drastically changed and you were respected as a cultural and spiritual link to the old ways. In the winter of 1890 your band made camp near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of South Dakota. On December 29th the 7th Cavalry Regiment arrived and surrounded the encampment. In a clumsy attempt to disarm your band, the U.S. Cavalry massacred more than 200 men, women, and children. You died knowing that your time had come. You have come into this life with deep wisdom and peace. You are truly an old soul, wise beyond your years!

You died in the Great depression! You were young, beautiful and wildly popular throughout the Roaring 20's. You lived a life of luxury and leisure in New York City, painting the nights vibrant and wild colors with your extravagant parties. It all came to a grinding halt on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929. What followed was the longest, deepest, and most widespread economic depression in American history. Your family lost all of its wealth and you were left penniless. Some say you died of TB, others says it was a broken heart and some think you were just too bored living a life of poverty. Whatever the cause, you simply had no will to live without luxury and money. You have come into this life with an aversion to being broke and a lust for the luxuries you once experienced in last your life! Just like your last go around, you're the life of the party with an irresistible charm that melts even the hardest of hearts!

You died in the great Influenza pandemic of 1918! You were a young, impressionable nurse driven by idealism and deep compassion. You dedicated yourself to helping those infected with the Spanish Flu that swept across the world from 1918-1920, leaving over 500 million dead worldwide in its wake. The great pandemic occurred in three waves in the United States in 1918 and 1919 claiming the lives of 675,000 Americans. While caring for young infected children, you began to show symptoms. Within days it became clear that you were deathly ill and wouldn't survive. Your greatest sorrow was that you wouldn't be able to continue caring for the patients that relied on your loving care. You have come into this life with great compassion and a deep sense of self-sacrifice. Keep spreading your genuine kindness and love, the world needs it!

You died in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire! Shortly before the great quake, you moved to San Francisco to start your flamboyant and successful art career. You were a painter and writer that thrived in San Francisco's rambunctious and dynamic culture at the turn of the 20th century. You were supported by wealthy benefactors from the ostentatious Nob Hill neighborhood who were take with your unique artistic style. In the early hours of Wednesday, April 18 you were walking home after a long night painting. As you wandered the quiet, still streets of your beloved San Francisco the ground began to rumble beneath your feet and nearby buildings came crashing down. You were immediately buried under the rubble and quickly died. In the devastating quake and subsequent fires, 3,000 people died and over 80% of San Francisco was destroyed. You have come into this life with your unique artistic spirit. You will finish the great creative work that you were unable to finish in your last life!