An equine influenza in 1872 brought the US to a standstill and laid bare how essential horses were to the economy Article 1131 words 6 votes
Holiday gatherings devastated Seattle during 1918 flu: After five weeks of lock down restrictions, the city thought it had beaten the virus. It hadn’t. Link 15 votes
In 1721, Boston’s colonists greeted Cotton Mather’s proposal for smallpox inoculation with a terror that bordered on hysteria Article 1187 words 4 votes