‘Spanish Influenza’ claims millions of lives (mar 15, 1918 – mar 15, 1920)
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In November at the Iñupiat village of Brevig Mission, Alaska, 72 of the 80 Iñupiat residents die of Spanish Influenza in five days. The territorial government sends gold miners from Nome to dig a grave for the victims. The miners shoot steam into the permafrost on a hillside, melting an area 6 feet deep, 12 feet wide, and 25 feet long for the mass grave.
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The History of Native American Health Care
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