AP Images #TodayInHistory: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an #armistice between the Allies and Germany. #OTD Photo Caption: A crowd of people gather in front of Buckingham Palace to celebrate Armistice Day in Lond Read more ... on, England on Nov. 11, 1918. #APPhoto

The Economist If they asked her name, it was not Marie but Udachkuqax*a'a'ch, “a sound that calls people from afar”—she was born on May 14th 1918

The Economist Author Muriel Spark was born on this day in 1918. God loomed large in her dark, biting, witty novels—but she preferred to leave aside the heavier, guilt-ridden aspects of faith

AP Images #TodayInHistory: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany. #APArchivePhoto #OTD See more from Today in History: http://apne.ws/1SIMJpw Photo Caption: Every citizen of P Read more ... aris appears to be on the Place De L'Opera following the news of signing of the Armistice Treaty, Nov. 11, 1918. #APPhoto

Howstuffworks Many have heard of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, but did it actually originate in Spain?

Howstuffworks Many have heard of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, but did it actually originate in Spain?

Jalopnik Seems practical.

The New York Times - Theater So much for genteel images of the 1918 Spanish flu.

GOOD

Life.com Today in 1918, the first case of the Spanish flu was discovered. It would go on to infect 500 million people worldwide by the end of 1920. http://ti.me/1BRIX8Y