Spartan Stories

Tales from the UNCG University Archives

influenza

100 Years Later: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 hits State Normal

Posted on , updated on by admin

by Erin Lawrimore In 1918, an influenza pandemic began to spread across the globe. In the U.S., about 28% of the population became infected, and 500,000 to 675,000 people died over the course the next two years. The campus of the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) was, of course, not immune to this […]

The Flu Pandemic of 1918: The “Fourth Horseman” Comes to State Normal

Posted on , updated on by admin

by Erin Lawrimore In 1918, an influenza pandemic began to spread across the globe. In the U.S., about 28% of the population became infected, and 500,000 to 675,000 people died over the course the next two years. The campus of the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) was, of course, not immune to this […]

Archives

Categories

Meta

 
css.php