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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 on October 25, 2017

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Dispatches from 1918

Thinking about our future, we look back on the aftermath of a century-old pandemic.

by Radiolab via WNYC on July 17, 2020

How America’s Newspapers Covered Up a Pandemic

The terrifying, censored coverage of the 1918 Spanish flu.

by Walter Shapiro via The New Republic on March 31, 2020

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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.

by Meilan Solly via Smithsonian on October 2, 2020

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?

by Noah Y. Kim via The Atlantic on March 31, 2020

A nurse standing by a patient's bed during the Spanish Flu.

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.

by Rebecca Onion via Slate on February 18, 2019

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