COVID-19

Everywhere I turn I am reading or hearing that we are living in “unprecedented” times during this Covid-19 epidemic.  How we define “unprecedented times” may vary though from one person to the next.  Synonyms of “unprecedented” include such phrases as: unparalleled, without equal, extraordinary, uncommon, unusual, outstanding, exceptional, abnormal, unique and unrivalled. But are these times really “unprecedented”?  Each of us...