"The Week" magazine--May 29th--Has an interesting article--"How Pandemics Change Society" The Justinian Plague--A.D. 541--
The Black Death--1347 and several years on--ended the medieval system of "Feudalism" in Europe and Great Britain-and of course the millions
who died in the first "round", and the millions who died in the subsequent resurgence every few years until it finally ran it's course--
In 1802--yellow fever in the French colony of St Domingue (now Haiti) killed around 50,000 soldiers, forcing France to withdraw--and then forcing
France--Napoleon, to sell what is now known as the "Louisiana Purchase"--for $15 million bucks--
The "Spanish Flu" (virus), had the most effect on world history--50 million deaths world wide--675,000 Americans--The flu so affected the
delegates to the Paris Peace Treaty (most American Delegates were missing)--The "Treaty of Versailles" was so punishing to Germany, it
gave rise to the nationalism, and the rise of Nazism--
Well kids, that's your history lesson for today--I'm waiting for some parts from a supplier that (minimal staffing) is slow to fill orders--
With time on my hands--maybe I'll give another history lesson in the next couple of days! (Oh Joy)!--I'm 85 --lot of history to remember!
The Black Death--1347 and several years on--ended the medieval system of "Feudalism" in Europe and Great Britain-and of course the millions
who died in the first "round", and the millions who died in the subsequent resurgence every few years until it finally ran it's course--
In 1802--yellow fever in the French colony of St Domingue (now Haiti) killed around 50,000 soldiers, forcing France to withdraw--and then forcing
France--Napoleon, to sell what is now known as the "Louisiana Purchase"--for $15 million bucks--
The "Spanish Flu" (virus), had the most effect on world history--50 million deaths world wide--675,000 Americans--The flu so affected the
delegates to the Paris Peace Treaty (most American Delegates were missing)--The "Treaty of Versailles" was so punishing to Germany, it
gave rise to the nationalism, and the rise of Nazism--
Well kids, that's your history lesson for today--I'm waiting for some parts from a supplier that (minimal staffing) is slow to fill orders--
With time on my hands--maybe I'll give another history lesson in the next couple of days! (Oh Joy)!--I'm 85 --lot of history to remember!