We Heard The Bells: The Influenza Of 1918 (1918)
1918 · Newsreel · 56 min
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Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918 ICN #006719 - January 2010 PIN 700293 In 1918-1919, the worst flu in recorded history killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide. The U.S. death toll was 675,000 - five times the number of U.S. soldiers killed in World War I. Where did the 1918 flu come from? Why was it so lethal? What did we learn? Study materials are available at avaianflu.gov.
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★★★★ · Scarily relevant · Cerbsburiedbones · 2021-03-08
As I write this, over 500,000 have died in the US of Covid-19. The film is an interesting watch, but if you are looking for footage/photos from 1918 to use as source material for other film projects, there isnt much to glean here.
