STRASBOURG · 1518
The Dancing Plague
Hundreds of people danced in the streets for weeks, and no one could make them stop.
AGAIN?Mass hysteria spreads faster than ever.
THE UNTOLD STORIES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
History doesn't repeat itself. People do.
WHY WE EXIST
Dark History brings the forgotten chapters of Western civilization back to life through bold, original animation: the plagues, panics, collapses and cover-ups most of us were never taught.
Every story is built on real, documented history. We show you what happened, and the warning signs people ignored at the time.
We remember it so it doesn't happen again. Because it could happen to you.
COMING TO THE CHANNEL
Hundreds of people danced in the streets for weeks, and no one could make them stop.
AGAIN?Mass hysteria spreads faster than ever.
A single flower bulb sold for the price of a house. Then the market vanished overnight.
AGAIN?Every hype bubble since.
A solar storm set telegraph lines sparking and lit auroras almost to the equator.
AGAIN?Today it could take down the power grid.
Factory workers were told the glowing paint was safe. It was slowly destroying them.
AGAIN?Companies still hide what they know.
In the middle of a pandemic, the city threw a parade anyway.
AGAIN?Ignoring warnings to keep up appearances.
Prices doubled every few days, and people carried their wages in wheelbarrows.
AGAIN?No currency survives once trust is gone.
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