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Bookmark or Share- The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 - National ArchivesThe 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 Pandemic of 1918 - National ArchivesRed 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 million deaths worldwide (double the number of ...
- Movie vs. Reality: The Real Story of the Von Trapp FamilyEn Español Winter 2005, Vol. 37, No. 4 By Joan Gearin Enlarge Maria von Trapp, photograph from her Declaration of Intention, dated January 21, 1944. (Records of District Courts of the United States, RG 21) View in National Archives Catalog I first saw the movie The Sound of Music as a young child, probably in the late 1960s. I liked the singing, and Maria was so pretty and kind!
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- National Archives | HomeOctober a pulse of 90 and temperature 102 with the Flu. œcultation and percussion all o sær chest, back and front, com— plete abdominal examination and of the heart which was normal . normal . The lungs at 5:00 P.M piration over the entire cheet, resonance over the entire chest careful attention to condition Both heart sounds sharp and
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