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The Big Picture Spanish Flu

The Big Picture

When I posted my COVID19 turning points one of mine – and one that many TPM Readers shared – was listening to New York Times science and health reporter Donald McNeil on The Daily podcast on February 27th clearly comparing COVID to the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic in which “not…
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May 13, 2020
A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Is Inevitable. Do Sports Leagues Even Care? Spanish Flu

A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Is Inevitable. Do Sports Leagues Even Care?

Batter steps in while wearing a mask during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.Image: GEORGE RINHART/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGESThere’s a small engraving on the Stanley Cup which reads, “1919 - Montreal Canadians - Seattle Metropolitans - Series Not Completed.”It’s the only inscription on the Cup that includes two teams and no…
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May 13, 2020
Caturday felid trifects: Cat masks during the 1918 pandemic; magnificent kitty towers, cat brings slippers to staff every morning Spanish Flu

Caturday felid trifects: Cat masks during the 1918 pandemic; magnificent kitty towers, cat brings slippers to staff every morning

From Atlas Obscura we hear that during the 1918 “Spanish flu” epidemic, people also wore masks, but put masks on their cats too—something that’s guaranteed not to stay in place! Click on the screenshot to read: A photo below and caption: One image, dating from the years when Spanish flu…
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May 9, 2020