Special Features
- General Article: City Snapshots: San Francisco
- General Article: City Snapshots: Philadelphia
- Interview: Jeffrey Taubenberger
- General Article: Searching for Cures
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
- Biography: Rupert Blue
The worst epidemic in American history killed over 600,000 Americans during World War I. Nicknamed "Spanish influenza," it died out quickly the following winter.
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The Boy in the Bubble
The unusual life of David Vetter, who lived permanently inside a germ-free environment due to severe combined immunodeficiency.
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Race for the Superbomb
The U.S. and the Soviet Union race to build the hydrogen bomb during the Cold War, thus beginning the nuclear arms race.
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Golden Gate Bridge
After 18 years of struggles, the Golden Gate Bridge opened on May 27, 1937.
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Edison's Miracle of Light
"The Wizard of Menlo Park," Inventor Thomas Edison, built the first practical light bulb and revolutionized the world.
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Hoover Dam
During the Great Depression, Americans built the Hoover Dam, one of the greatest engineering works in history.
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Fly Girls
During World War II, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the U.S. military as WASPS.
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The World That Moses Built
Robert Moses fueled some of the most ambitious -- and controversial -- public works projects ever conceived.
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The Great Fever
Major Walter Reed's discovery in 1900 that mosquitoes spread yellow fever halted an outbreak and led to the disease's eventual eradication.
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