In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

Between 1918 and 1920, the Spanish Influenza tore across the globe and killed tens of millions, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history. Unlike many other outbreaks, it struck ...

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 ...