How U.S. city officials responded to the Spanish flu played a critical role in how many residents lived—and died.
During the flu pandemic of 1918, the New York City health commissioner tried to slow the transmission of the flu by ordering businesses to open and close on staggered shifts to avoid overcrowding on the subways. Flu outbreaks happen every year and vary in severity, depending in part on what ...
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British actress Molly Lamont (far right) receives her “emergency flu rations” of oranges at Elstree Studios in London, circa 1940. Fox Photos/Getty Images History Revealed Sign up for "Inside History" Get fascinating history stories twice a week that connect the past with today’s world, plu...