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Major U.S. EpidemicsHere's a list of the major outbreaks in U.S history
Major disease outbreaks have shaped a lot of world history. When the Black Death pandemic swept through Europe and Asia, it fundamentally changed how people related to their faith, their employers, and their government.
Epidemics of the Past: Influenza: A Twentieth-Century Epidemic Influenza: A Twentieth-Century EpidemicEpidemics of the PastSmallpox: 12,000 Years of TerrorBubonic PlagueInfluenza: A Twentieth-Century Epidemic On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, he
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Famous Firsts by American Women, 1587–1900Here is a timeline about famous firsts by American women. This information includes such notable figures as the first published author in 1650 (Anne Bradstreet), to Elizabeth Blackwell receiving her medical degree in 1849, to astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson, who became the commander of the International Space Station in 2007.
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