Washington, D.C. commissioners removed restrictions on business hours related to the influenza epidemic

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On Nov. 24, 1918, Washington, D.C. commissioners removed restrictions on business hours related to the influenza epidemic. Residents went about their business wary of a potential return of the disease, but hopeful that the worst had passed.

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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Courtesy University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.