Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Flu Pandemic of 1918 Hits US- 91 Years Ago


March 11, 1918- The first cases of the "Spanish" influenza were reported in the US when 107 soldiers became sick at Fort Riley, KS. By the end of 1920 nearly 25 percent of the US population had it.
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