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On March 11th, 1918 an Army private complained of a fever, sore throat and headache. He was the first flu case. Soon more soldiers began to rapidly become sick. By the end of the week 500 soldiers were infected.
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The second wave began in August and lasted through the fall. This was the deadliest wave. The flu broke out in Boston, Paris, Sierra Leon and Brest.
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The Massachusetts Health Department issues a warning cautioning the public about the dealy flu.
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The Massachusetts Public Heath organization tells area news papers that an epidemic is underway.
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200,000 people gather for the 4th Liberty Drive. 635 new cases of the flu are reported after the event. Schools, churches and theaters are forced closed due to the epedemic situation.
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269 people die in a single day from the flu in Phillidelphia.
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A whopping 869 people die in one day in New York from influenza.
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October is the deadliest month of the epedemic with 195,000 Americans dying. The crime rate in Chicago drops by 40% due to the severity of the flu.
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The war ended and people go to the streets in San Francisco to celebrate. Many are forced to wear maskes due to the flu epedemic.
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The thrid and final wave of the Pandemic was in the spring of 1919
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In 1998 Jeffery Taubenberger was able to isolate the flu virus that caused the 1918 pandemic
