What did the Australian chess player say to the waitress?
"Check mate"
Spanish fluIn 1918, the first cases of "Spanish Influenza" in the U.S. were reported. Early in the morning, a young private reported to the Army hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas, complaining of fever, sore throat, and headache. By noon, the hospital had more than 100 cases; in a week, there were 500. During the Spring, 48 soldiers died at Fort Riley. No one knew why until the cause of death was identified as influenza - but unlike any strain ever seen. As the killer virus spread across the country, hospitals overfilled, death carts roamed the streets and helpless city officials dug mass graves. It was the worst epidemic in American history, killing over 600,000 - until it disappeared as mysteriously as it had begun. Worldwide, up to 40 million people died in its wake. |
