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First person at Kansas (military camp) diagnosed with a new strain of flu.
Many soldiers were sent to Europe. There the flu spread. “American soldiers got sick. English soldiers. French. German. As it spread, the microbe mutated, day by day becoming more and more deadly.” -
Spain reports flu has killed 8 million people this month(May). The virus became known to Americans as "Spanish Flu".
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Public health officials in Philadelphia issue a warning about what they call the “Spanish influenza”.
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Flu’s deadly second wave begins infecting 60 navy sailors in Boston.
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Flu cases are first reported in France, where most U.S military personnel entered Europe.
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hundreds of young stalwart men in uniform coming into the wards of the hospital. Every bed was full, yet others crowded in. The faces wore a bluish cast; a cough brought up the blood-stained sputum. That day, 63 men die of influenza.
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Massachusetts Department of Health informs local newspapers that they are dealing with an epidemic
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In Philadelphia, 200,000 people attend the parade to support the fourth liberty loan drive. After few days, many people got infected and flu was declared epidemic. Public places were closed until further notice.
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In Boston, 202 people died. The Liberty Bond parades are cancelled as well as all sporting events.
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Flu reaches Seattle (seaport) with 700 sick and 1 dead.
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In Philadelphia, 286 people die in one day.
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In a single day, 851 New Yorkers die The death rate in Philly was also was 700 times the average for a week
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Washington state passes a law that says to wear mask in public.
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Halloween events were cancelled nationwide. October was also the deadliest month of the epidemic killing 195,000 Americans
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News world print puts out the precautionary measures to avoid flu.
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World War I ends. Celebrations bring crowd together that led the spread of virus and 5000 cases were reported after that in San Francisco.
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Seattle reopens its schools.
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For the first time since the outbreak began, no new deaths from Spanish flu were reported in Seattle. As quickly as it appeared, the flu silently vanishes.
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