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In 1942, @HealthyBoston published this chart showing Boston's history of fighting epidemics from 1725 to 1942. The chart shows especially deadly outbreaks of smallpox, cholera, and influenza. @universalhub @HUBhistory Boston's
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#onthisday, in 1918, two sailors housed at Boston’s Commonwealth Pier reported to the sickbay with the flu. These two men were the first Americans stricken with the Spanish Influenza. @universalhub
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#onthisday in 1949, a @BostonBTDphotographer photographed Blue Hill Ave so @cityofboston could analyze traffic patterns. We're sharing some of those photos in this thread. Our photographer started at 4 pm
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