Apr 11, 2024 · 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 …

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. …

Records of the Third Army, including headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and historical files, 1918-19; records of miscellaneous headquarters units, 1918-19; correspondence of the …

Feb 8, 2022 · In this January 8, 1918, address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at …

Apr 4, 2023 · The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I. It was one of the attacks that brought an end to the War and was fought from September 26 – …

Apr 4, 2023 · Eugene Debs at Canton, Ohio Winter 2017–18, Vol. 49, no. 4 By Glenn V. Longacre Enlarge Eugene Debs delivers his famous antiwar speech at Canton, Ohio, June 16, 1918. This …

September 13, 1918. In October of 1918, Congress approved a $1 million budget for the U. S. Public Health Service to recruit 1000 medical doctors and over 700 registered nurses. Nurses were scarce, …

Nov 29, 2022 · The U.S. Army in Russia, 1918–1920 Winter 2002, Vol. 34, No. 4 By Gibson Bell Smith Enlarge American troops parade in Vladivostok, August 1918. View in National Archives Catalog …

Jun 26, 2019 · The National Archives commemorates the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Explore the experiences of Americans during this worldwide conflict through exhibits and events or …

Believe me, we were always glad when night come because we sure did get tired. We had the actual Practical nursing to do -- just like the other nurses had, and were given e certain number of wards …