REID SANFORD
Redmond, Oregon
47
Air Quality Index: 1 (Good)


Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:04:59 PM PDT

This Day In History
On October 22, 1918, the cities of Baltimore and Washington run out of coffins during the "Spanish Inflenza" epidemic.

Quote Of The Day
"The worst pandemic in modern history was the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people. Today with how interconnected the world is, it would spread faster." Bill Gates, Co-founder of Microsoft (2015)

Image Of The Day

Seattle policemen wearing white cloth face masks during the Spanish flu pandemic, December 1918. Taken from www.archives.gov, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org