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When World War I and the Spanish flu turned Fort McHenry into one of the country’s largest hospitals - Orlando Sentinel

One hundred years ago at Fort McHenry, commemorating the rockets’ red glare of the War of 1812 was probably the furthest thing from people’s minds. That’s because the fort, which had so ... read more

Fort McHenry performance highlights WWI history - WBAL-TV 11 News

Most people think of Fort McHenry associated with the War of 1812, but did you know it played an important role in World War I? Skip to content NOWCAST WBAL-TV 11 News Tonight ... read more

‘There would be no waving of flags for us’ — Fort McHenry’s chief nurse from World War I honored - Baltimore Sun

They danced all around the hospital at Fort McHenry when the armistice ending World War I was declared. Emily Raine Williams, the chief nurse, recalled singing, too: “War is over.” On S… ... 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

Spanish Flu of 1918: Could It Happen Again? - ABC News

By 1919, one year later, the so-called Spanish flu had spread around the world, killing an estimated 50 million people, with more than 500,000 dead in the U.S. (That included 195,000 just in the ... read more

Spanish flu: How one city survived the 1918 outbreak - IndyStar

The Spanish flu killed more than 675,000 in the U.S. and some reports say 20 million worldwide — though it could have been as high as 50 million. Nearly a third of the world's population was ... read more

When World War I and the Spanish flu turned Fort McHenry into one of the country’s largest hospitals - Baltimore Sun

Beginning around America’s entry into World War I in 1917, the 40-plus acres surrounding the star-shaped fort had been turned into one of the country’s largest hospitals, United States Army ... read more

When World War I and the Spanish flu turned Fort McHenry into one of the country’s largest hospitals - Sun Sentinel

One hundred years ago at Fort McHenry, commemorating the rockets’ red glare of the War of 1812 was probably the furthest thing from people’s ... When World War I and the Spanish flu turned… ... read more