The Yellow Jack, co-written by Sidney Howard and Paul de Kruif was published
In 1934, The Yellow Jack, co-written by Sidney Howard, a Pulitzer- and Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter, and Paul…
In 1934, The Yellow Jack, co-written by Sidney Howard, a Pulitzer- and Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter, and Paul…
On Jul. 8, 1933, Christopher Andrewes, Laidlaw and W Smith from the Medical Research Council (MRC) reported that…
In 1933, the New World Screwworm (NWS) was first documented as a significant problem in the Southeast following…
On Feb. 2, 1925, a life-or-death race to save the children of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic made…
In 1921, future President of the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became a victim of polio at the…
In 1919, Edward Francis extended the earlier observations on tularemia. His other studies, continued into the 1920s, clarified…
In 1919, the University of Oregon in Eugene introduced the state’s first professional courses in nursing. The courses…
On Dec. 24, 1918, on Christmas Eve, with the epidemic across Nebraska still raging, the state Board of…
On Dec. 12, 1918, following a second spike in influenza cases especially among schoolchildren, Louisville Health Officer Dr….
On Nov. 30, 1918, after having reopened schools earlier in the month, Kansas City closed schools again following…
On Nov. 27, 1918, after a spike in influenza cases including several children, St. Louis health commissioner Dr….
By Nov. 20, 1918, over 18,000 influenza cases had been reported to Detroit’s Department of Health, and almost…
On Nov. 18, 1918, the Los Angeles Influenza Advisory Committee announced the end to the influenza ban, effective…
On Nov. 15, 1918, Minneapolis and St. Paul’s influenza closure orders were lifted. Vaudeville and burlesque and movie…
On Nov. 11, 1918, it was reported that influenza cases in Salt Lake City had dwindled enough that…
On Nov. 11, 1918, Denver’s closures due to influenza were lifted for much of the city and communities…
On Nov. 9, 1918, St. Louis Health Commissioner Dr. Max C. Starkloff ordered all non-essential voters, businesses, and…
On Nov. 1, 1918, much of Chicago reopened, with inspections and other rules in place. In most cities,…
By Nov. 1, 1918, Nashville had reported a total of 40,000 influenza cases and 392 deaths, with thousands…
On Oct. 29, 1918, Washington D.C. influenza closure orders were rescinded, allowing churches to reopen on Thursday, October…
On Oct. 28, 1918, after a decline in the explosive influenza case numbers, Pennsylvania health officials lifted closure…
On Oct. 23, 1918, St. Paul health officer Dr. B. F. Simon proudly announced that there had only been…
On Oct. 21, 1918, Boston schools reopened to students. The District Nursing Association warned Bostonians that, despite the…
On Oct. 21, 1918, the board of health and school officials met and decided to close all public,…
On Oct. 21, 1918, Cleveland reached a milestone of 1000 reported influenza cases last Cleveland hospitals. Within just…
On Oct. 19, 1918, it was reported that over 3,500 Bostonians had died from influenza or pneumonia since…
On Oct. 19, 1918, the number of influenza cases in Minneapolis had reached about 3,000. When the Retailer’s…
On Oct. 18, 1918, Birmingham recorded its highest influenza death toll in a day, and the city voted…
On Oct. 18, 1918, the Kentucky Board of Health ordered all saloons and soft drink stands to operate…
On Oct. 17, 1918, Detroit Health Commissioner James Inches prohibited soldiers and sailors from entering Detroit, to try…