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How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America
The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World War II combined. And it may have begun in the United States.
by
John M. Barry
via
Smithsonian Magazine
on
October 25, 2017
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What Happened When Woodrow Wilson Came Down With the 1918 Flu?
The president contracted influenza while attending peace talks in Paris, but the nation was never told the full, true story.
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How the 1918 Pandemic Frayed Social Bonds
The influenza pandemic did long-lasting damage to relationships in some American communities. Could the mistrust have been prevented?
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Did We Forget to Memorialize Spanish Flu Because Women Were the Heroes?
Sure, it came on the heels of World War I, but it was way more deadly.
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