2024年4月11日 · Red Cross workers make anti-influenza masks for soldiers, Boston, Massachusetts. (National Archives Identifier 45499341) Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu.” The virus infected roughly 500 million people—one-third of the world’s population—and caused 50 …

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 1918 has been overlooked in the teaching of American history.

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 because of 300 reported cases of flu in the area. Record held at: National Archives at Fort Worth. Record Group 4. View Image

2024年12月31日 · 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 documents and images in the National Archives holdings that are relevant to national holidays, anniversaries or current events This program, which is based on original records from the …

2024年7月1日 · 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 million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I).

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2022年2月8日 · EnlargeDownload Link Citation: President Wilson's Message to Congress, January 8, 1918; Records of the United States Senate; Record Group 46; Records of the United States Senate; National Archives. View All Pages in the National Archives Catalog View Transcript In this January 8, 1918, address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proposed …

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2019年3月28日 · 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 join us today, whether you are here in the William G. McGowan Theater or joining us through Facebook or YouTube. Before we hear from Dr. Jeremy Brown about his new book Influenza: …