CSPAN2 Jeremy Brown Influenza July 13, 2024
Centennial of world war i. In 1918, the people of combatant were relieved the fear of war was over. Yet another threat to life was reaching across the nation into homes and schools and hospitals, the flu. The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed more people worldwide than killed during combat during the war. Many records housed in the National Archives in the Washington Area and other many field locations document this outbreak in the United States, letters,reports, patient records, books, telegrams show the reach of the 1918 influenza epidemic to all parts of the nation. These records open a win...