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dec 7, 1773 - Yellow Fever Epidemic

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Occurred in 1773 in Philadelphia. 50,000 people were living in the city and 20,000 fled for the countryside. 2,500 free blacks lived in the city and were thought to be immune, forced to nurse the sick.

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dec 7, 1773
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~ 252 years ago