Spanish influenza 
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SOURCE: New York Times
8/3/2020
The Mask Slackers of 1918
In 1918 and 1919, as bars, saloons, restaurants, theaters and schools were closed, masks became a scapegoat, a symbol of government overreach, inspiring protests, petitions and defiant bare-face gatherings. All the while, thousands of Americans were dying in a deadly pandemic.
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SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
3/16/2020
This Isn’t the First Time a Virus Caused Social Panic. The Spanish Flu Did Too
by Gustavo Arellano
Through letters, newspaper clippings, city council minutes, diaries, and photos, these collections offer lessons from the past that historians say can teach people today about how to confront coronavirus.
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