President Biden mistakenly said that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that killed 17 people occurred in 1918 during a speech advocating for red flag laws.
The 41-second video, which was filmed in Southend-On-Sea on April 20, 1918 – when the First World War was in its final months – was found by author Patrick Brennan.
A little over 100 years ago, the Spanish flu pandemic wreaked havoc across the world, killing at least 50million people. In the UK, more than 200,000 people lost their lives.
That autumn of 1918, the pandemic had entered its second and most deadly wave in Britain, killing just over 8,000 people in the first week of November alone.
Eye-opening new images have provided a window into those festivities, 100 years ago, revealing how communities rallied together in London to celebrate the season of good will.
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Beginning in August 1918, the flu spread to all parts of the United States in just six weeks. By the time the epidemic ended, more than 50,000 of the 20 million people who contracted the disease had died. Fresh air was considered a preventive.
Above Photo: The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between. It is funny, know matter how many times I visit communities throughout northern British Columbia, I always find something new to film. I moved from Surrey, B.C. in […]
Above Photo: The 1918 Smithers, British Columbia Railway Station and Via Rail passenger train unloading and loading people for the run to Prince Rupert and stops in-between. It is funny, know matter how many times I visit communities throughout northern British Columbia, I always find something new to film. I moved from Surrey, B.C. in […]
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