Ask Geoffrey: How Did Chicago Deal With 1918 Spanish Flu?
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2020 isn’t the first time Chicago has faced a virulent enemy.
2020 isn’t the first time Chicago has faced a virulent enemy. Geoffrey Baer explains how the city beat back the 1918 flu pandemic.
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Ask Geoffrey: How Did Chicago Deal With 1918 Spanish Flu?
Clip: 4/16/2020 | 6mVideo has Closed Captions
2020 isn’t the first time Chicago has faced a virulent enemy. Geoffrey Baer explains how the city beat back the 1918 flu pandemic.
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