State board of health and Omaha’s health commissioner announced the lifting of gathering bans
On Nov. 1, 1918, both the state board of health and Omaha’s health commissioner announced the lifting of…
On Nov. 1, 1918, both the state board of health and Omaha’s health commissioner announced the lifting of…
On Nov. 1, 1918, the city of Albany reported 7,091 cases of influenza, and no hospital deaths were…
By Nov. 1, 1918, Nashville had reported a total of 40,000 influenza cases and 392 deaths, with thousands…
On Oct. 31, 1918, Dallas Mayor Lawther announced the step-wise lifting of closure orders due to influenza, allowing…
On Oct. 29, 1918, Washington D.C. influenza closure orders were rescinded, allowing churches to reopen on Thursday, October…
On Oct. 22, 1918, the Nebraska Board of Health ordered a statewide gathering ban on groups of twelve…
On Oct. 21, 1918, Boston schools reopened to students. The District Nursing Association warned Bostonians that, despite the…
On Oct. 21, 1918, Detroit board of health and school officials decided to close all public, private, and…
On Oct. 21, 1918, Cleveland reached a milestone of 1000 reported influenza cases last Cleveland hospitals. Within just…
On Oct. 20, 1918, Health Commissioner Dr. Max C. Starkloff ordered a restriction of St. Louis business hours,…
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, despite the wishes of Detroit officials, Michigan’s Governor Albert Edson Sleeper and the state…
On Oct. 17, 1918, Detroit Health Commissioner James Inches prohibited soldiers and sailors from entering Detroit, to try…
On Oct. 17, 1918, Kansas City Mayor Cowgill, after recognizing the earlier closure was premature, ordered a second…
On Oct. 16, 1918, Fort Douglas, just outside Salt Lake City, was ordered completely quarantined.
On Oct. 15, 1918, Chicago’s Advisory Commission ordered all theaters, movie houses, and night schools to close, as…
By Oct. 15, 1918, the number of St. Louis influenza cases had reached over 3,000, leading to hospital…
On Oct. 15, 1918, after Health Officer Dr. William H. Peters fell ill with influenza, Dr. Oscar Craven…
On Oct. 15, 1918, children were to report to their classrooms as usual in the morning, where attendance…
On Oct. 14, 1918, the Illinois Influenza Advisory Commission invited representatives from professional organizations, the Red Cross, clubs…
On Oct. 12, 1918, Chicago’s Influenza Health Commissioner Dr. John Dill Robertson requested from the Chief of Police…
By Oct. 12, 1918, the Kentucky health department reported 2,300 cases of influenza, prompting volunteers to provide automobiles…
On Oct. 12, 1918, New Orleans transit officials restricted passenger counts on streetcars to address social distancing in…
On Oct. 12, 1918, New York’s health officers created an Emergency Advisory Committee for assistance with the influenza…
On Oct. 12, 1918, Dallas Mayor Lawther ordered all public and private schools, churches, and other public gatherings…
On Oct. 11, 1918, Los Angeles Mayor Frederick T. Woodman declared a state of public emergency due to…
On Oct. 10, 1918, ‘Des Moines goes under quarantine today.’ Thus read the first line of a front-page…
On Oct. 9, 1918, due to the influenza spread, Minneapolis Health Commissioner Dr. H. M. Guilford ordered a…
On Oct. 9, 1918, the Dallas Board of Health agreed to make influenza a reportable disease and to…