How America Struggled to Bury the Dead During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Undertakers, gravediggers and casket makers couldn’t keep up with history’s deadliest pandemic. Christopher Klein Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images...
Year: 2026
Why Was It Called the ‘Spanish Flu?’
The 1918 influenza pandemic did not, as many people believed, originate in Spain. EA Evan Andrews Published: January 12, 2016Last Updated: May...
5 Advances That Followed Pandemics
Diseases have devastated human populations, but they've also inspired social upheaval and innovations. GM Glenn McDonald Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Published: July...
‘Mask Slackers’ and ‘Deadly’ Spit: The 1918 Flu Campaigns to Shame People Into Following New Rules
Cartoons, PSAs and streetcar signs urged Americans to follow health guidelines to keep the pandemic from spreading. Becky Little Niday...
Up and Denial Helped It Spread
Nations fighting in World War I were reluctant to report their flu outbreaks. Becky Little Universal History Archive/Getty Images Published: May...
Why the Second Wave of the 1918 Flu Pandemic Was So Deadly
The first strain of the 1918 flu wasn’t particularly deadly. Then it came back in the fall with a staggering...
Why the 1918 Flu Pandemic Never Really Ended
After infecting millions of people worldwide, the 1918 flu strain shifted—and then stuck around. Dave Roos Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Published: December...
Photos: Innovative Ways People Tried to Protect Themselves From the Flu
During the first half of the 20th century, people used a variety of measures—including gargles, masks and signs—to try and...
When Mask-Wearing Rules in the 1918 Pandemic Faced Resistance
Most people complied, but some resisted (or poked holes in their masks to smoke). Becky Little Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Published: May...
Advertisement
World War I Why Kaiser Wilhelm Was Never Tried for Starting World War I Under the Treaty of Versailles, the...
