This Day in History: First Cases Reported in Deadly Influenza Pandemic
This Day in History: , First Cases Reported in
Deadly Influenza Pandemic.
March 11, 1918.
Private Albert..
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World War I or the First World War was a global conflict fought between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Battles took place throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. One of the deadliest wars in history, it resulted in an estimated nine million soldiers dead and 23 million wounded, and over eight million civilian deaths from numerous causes including genocide. The war was a major factor in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.
This Day in History: , First Cases Reported in
Deadly Influenza Pandemic.
March 11, 1918.
Private Albert..
The missing men were from the Tyneside Scottish battalion and were among 22 to die in a raid in 1917.