All posts tagged "epidemic"
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24.8K1ConnecticutThe History of Epidemics in New England
The history of epidemics in New England teaches us that they arrive with terrifying swiftness. They also don’t get less lethal with...
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16.7Kboston7 Fun Facts About the Boston Irish
George Washington famously acknowledge the Boston Irish on March 17, 1776, when he ordered new code words to pass through Continental Army...
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7.8K19MassachusettsJudge Samuel Sewall Survives the 1721 Boston Smallpox Epidemic
On April 14, 1721, Judge Samuel Sewall was handed a letter from a Capt. Tuthill, informing him that the ship Swan Anna...
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3.8K3MassachusettsLeverett Saltonstall Worries About Nora Seeing Men in Pyjamas
Nora Saltonstall got a chance to visit her brother on the Western Front during World War I. She, for nearly a year...
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