Flu epidemic - Monroe County History Center

Letters Home from an Enlistee in IU’s S. A. T. C. Program: Darling Mother

Apr 6, 2020Monroe HistoryeventsFlu epidemic, Indiana University, Student Army Training Corps

Blog post by Randi Richardson On October 1, 1918, as nature dressed the trees in lovely autumn colors, many life-changing events were occurring within the Student Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) on the IU campus. That morning, precisely at 11 AM, President William Lowe Bryan met with 1,200 inductees assembled on Jordan Field in an oath-taking

Letters Home from an Enlistee in IU’s S. A. T. C. Program: Darling Mother

Mar 30, 2020Monroe HistoryeventsFlu epidemic, Indiana University, Student Army Training Corps

Blog post by Randi Richardson On April 6, 1917, more than two years after the beginning of World War I, the United States declared war on Germany. A military draft was instituted in the U. S. for all men between the ages of 21 and 30 and was soon amended to include all men from 18-45.

A MONTH IN THE YEAR OF A FLU EPIDEMIC IN MONROE COUNTY

Oct 7, 2019Monroe History1 Commentevents, wehiaFlu epidemic, health, Hospital, Indiana University

Blog post by Randi Richardson From January 1918 through December 1920, five hundred million people around the world were infected with the flu which resulted in the deaths of somewhere between three to five percent of the world’s population. Many of those who died were soldiers. During the month of October, 1918, the number of