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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
112 months ago
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
118 months ago
Los Angeles Times Photography, Video and Multimedi Pershing Square circa 1918 and today. See the difference in this slider.
Pershing Square then and now
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Drag the slider to compare the images. A northerly view over the city's oldest park, officially designated Pershing Square in 1918 and the same scene on May 12, 2016. (Left: Los Angeles Times - Right: Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
118 months ago
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
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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
125 months ago
Howstuffworks Many have heard of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, but did it actually originate in Spain?
Did the Spanish Flu pandemic really start in Spain?
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More people died during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 than during World War I, but is it unfair to associate this strain of flu with Spain?
126 months ago
Howstuffworks Many have heard of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, but did it actually originate in Spain?
Did the Spanish Flu pandemic really start in Spain?
history.howstuffworks.com
More people died during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 than during World War I, but is it unfair to associate this strain of flu with Spain?
127 months ago
Jalopnik Seems practical.
This Was the Motorized Scooter of 1918
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Here in the early 21st century, many parks and zoos offer motorized scooters for people who can’t or would rather not walk around. But it’s far from a new concept, as you can see in this photo from 1918.
127 months ago
The New York Times - Theater So much for genteel images of the 1918 Spanish flu.
Review: In ‘Unity (1918),’ a Town Blindsided by Spanish Influenza
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With flashes of humor, Kevin Kerr’s play evokes the horrors of a 1918 pandemic that gave people no time to mourn.
127 months ago
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Re-reading LA: 'A Tenderfoot in Southern California' from 1918
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What's the difference between 1918 Los Angeles and today? Apparently not much
132 months ago
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
The 1918 Flu Pandemic: Scenes From a Cataclysm
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LIFE.com recalls what the world looked like as the terrifying 1918 flu pandemic ran its lethal course -- before ending, almost as rapidly as it began, in the early summer of 1919.
133 months ago