The years 1918 and 1919 were difficult not only as a result of the influenza pandemic, but it was also the height of World War I. NOTE: This article was published in November 2007 and presented scenarios and issues we see around us today. Abstract The possibility of a worldwide influenza pandemic in the near[…]
As the US battled the 1918 influenza pandemic, some communities staged contentious battles against wearing masks. Sound familiar? We have all seen the alarming headlines: Coronavirus cases are surging in 40 states, with new cases and hospitalization rates climbing at an alarming rate. Health officials have warned that the U.S. must act quickly to halt[…]
How politicians and the public in Denver, Colorado, handled the 1918 flu epidemic is relevant to today. Introduction Coronavirus infection rates continue to rise, with the number of new cases climbing in dozens of states and the U.S. reporting record numbers of cases on individual days. Hospitalization across the U.S. has dramatically jumped; some cities[…]
This flu was different from others. It was especially brutal. By Jeffrey AndersonHistorian The Deaths Began The first reported death in Philadelphia during the 1918 pandemic occurred at the Naval Yard on September 11,1918, and the number of stricken military personnel quickly grew. Insufficient attention was paid. The United States was in the throes of the[…]
The city sought to sell bonds to pay for the war effort, while bringing its citizens together during the infamous pandemic. By Kenneth C. DavisHistorian It was a parade like none Philadelphia had ever seen. In the summer of 1918, as the Great War raged and American doughboys fell on Europe’s killing fields, the City[…]