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Trump says 1918 flu pandemic ‘probably ended the Second World War ...

The pandemic traced its early cases to the beginning of 1918 and lasted into 1920, nearly two decades before World War II began. read more

Pandemic. War. Vanderbilt football continued despite misery of 1918

Infected players. War. Vanderbilt football suffered through 1918 season during the Spanish flu pandemic and emerged with plenty of stories to tell. read more

How the deadly worldwide pandemic, the Spanish Flu, got its name

The pandemic became known as the Spanish flu— ispanka, espanhola, la grippe espagnole, die Spanische Grippe —and a historical wrong became set in stone. read more

Remembering the World War I soldiers who succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic

The 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic surged in the military training camps and foxholes of a brutal world war - the perfect incubation conditions for an influenza historians now believe got its ... read more

Century-old virus sample helps decode deadliest influenza pandemic in history

Researchers successfully decoded the genome of the 1918 influenza virus by utilizing an over 100-year-old formalin-fixed specimen from a patient in Zurich, who died during the pandemic’s first wave ... read more

How the 1918 flu pandemic mirrors today’s coronavirus crisis

The 1918 influenza pandemic swept across the globe, sickening one-third of the world’s population, or about half a billion people, by the end of its terrifying run. At least 50 million people… ... read more

History in a Nutshell | 1918 Flu Pandemic | Season 1 - PBS

1918 Flu Pandemic Season 1 Episode 2 | 7m 30s | CC In January of 1918, a deadly H1N1 strain of Influenza called the "Spanish Flu" began sweeping across the globe. read more

Voting during a pandemic? Here's what happened in 1918

The Spanish flu in 1918 paused traditional campaigning but the elections went on as planned. read more

Spanish flu is a misnomer for the 1918 influenza pandemic.

In 1918, an influenza pandemic swept the world, causing more deaths in a year than any event in human history—a rather broadly estimated 50 million to 100 million, or 3 to 6 percent of the world ... read more

How Many Americans Died From Spanish Flu and How the Pandemic Ended

The global spread of the 1918 flu is often referred to as "the forgotten pandemic" because it was overshadowed by the First World War and media blackouts in many countries at the time. read more

COVID-19 and the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-19 - War on the Rocks

Similarities Between the Spanish Flu and COVID-19 Back in 1918, in the midst of World War I, the world was slow in its response to the disease, which had broken out in the military camps of the United ... read more

The 1918 flu pandemic, a cautionary tale - CBS News

The outbreak of Spanish flu during World War I infected about one-third of the Earth's population, causing at least 50 million deaths, including more than a half-million in the United States ... read more