In 1918, newspapers in Lincoln and worldwide were dominated by World War I stories. In late 1917 and early 1918, a new strain of influenza was born, possibly in China. In May 1918, a reported 8 ...

Schuylkill County families faced two wars in 1918 — one in Europe, the other at home. The Pottsville Republican and other newspapers ran lists of county residents who died in World War I in France and ...

This flu season has hit the young adult segment of the populace unexpectedly hard. Nearly a century ago, locals primarily between the ages of 20 and 40 were the primary victims of the horrible Spanish ...

Introduction: An ill wind -- A victim and a survivor -- "Knock me down" fever -- The killer without a name -- The invisible enemy -- One deadly summer -- Know thy enemy -- The fangs of death -- Like ...

In the fall of 1918, Edward Kidder Graham, the president of the University of North Carolina, tried to reassure anxious parents. The Spanish flu was spreading rapidly, but Graham insisted the ...