Apr 11, 2024 · Red Cross workers make anti-influenza masks for soldiers, Boston, Massachusetts. (National Archives Identifier 45499341) Before COVID-19, the most severe …

The flu afflicted over 25 percent of the U.S. population. In one year, the average life expectancy in the United States dropped by 12 years. It is an oddity of history that the influenza epidemic of …

The flu interrupted the activities of the U.S. Food Administration responsible for rationing during World War I. The Administration's Wilburton, Oklahoma, office cancelled its public meeting …

Dec 31, 2024 · With concerns of a new flu pandemic, a look back at an old one The following is a document alert -- part of a program sponsored by the National Archives to notify the media of …

Jul 1, 2024 · Flu Pandemic of 1918. The 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu,” infected roughly 500 million people—one-third of the world’s population—and caused 50 …

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Mar 28, 2019 · McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Washington, DC March 5, 2019 Good afternoon. I’m David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and I’m pleased you could …

Jun 28, 2021 · The early 20th century witnessed the migration of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West. One of the main …

Apr 4, 2023 · Photograph No. DASC8606488; Artwork: Argonne-Meuse 1918, World War I. Artist: Lester G. Hornby. US Army Art Collection. (National Archives Identifier 6398325) The Meuse …