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When World War I and the Spanish flu turned Fort McHenry into one of ...

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

‘There would be no waving of flags for us’ — Fort McHenry’s ...

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

Trump: 1918 Spanish Flu 'probably ended' WWII, which happened two ...

The president was alluding to the Spanish Flu, which broke out in 1918. The first infections were identified in March of that year and lasted until 1920.. The Second World War started in 1939 and ... 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

WW1: Deadly Spanish flu hit Knoxville in the fall of 1918

For four weeks in the fall of 1918, Knoxville fought the Spanish flu. The contagious illness killed an estimated 132 people and closed schools, churches, theaters and pool rooms for almost a month. 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 ...

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

When World War I and the Spanish flu turned Fort McHenry into one of ...

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