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Top 5 deadliest pandemics and disease outbreaks in history
Throughout history, the deadliest disease outbreaks and pandemics have decimated societies, killing millions. From the Black ...
We’re Relearning What Pandemics Do to a Society
But history also reveals that the aftershocks of pandemics can linger for far longer than five years. Signs suggest our ...
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It's our job to remember the pandemic — even as the beat goes on
This year marks five years since the COVID pandemic began. Maybe forcing ourselves to go back, to remember, can remind us of the dignity and kindness we owe one another, writes.
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Covid-19 Ranks Among Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History
Five years after the virus was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2025, worldwide deaths from Covid-19 are estimated at 19-36 ...
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5 years after it was declared a global pandemic, a look at COVID-19’s impact
Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place, travel ...
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History Isn’t Entirely Repeating Itself in Covid’s Aftermath
Five years after the novel coronavirus emerged, historians see echoes of other great illnesses, and legacies that are unlike any of them. Credit...Katherine Lam Supported by By Gina Kolata Five ...
The Pandemic Turns 5. We Are Still Not Prepared for the Next One
Thankfully, in 2025, the days of lockdowns and quarantines now seem a distant memory for many—even though the physical, ...
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The Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Covid If We Don't Heed History
In the pivotal book The Great Influenza, historian John Barry lays out the conditions that primed the population of the U.S. that year for one of the worst plagues in history and acted like so ...
The defining photos of the pandemic — and the stories behind them
Five years after the pandemic started, we look back at some of the most memorable photos that were taken during the global ...
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The five years we can’t remember
Science writer Laura Spinney told me that one reason we forget pandemics is, paradoxically, because they’re so all-encompassing. Her book “Pale Rider” is a history of the 1918 flu ...
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This date in Texas history: Texas athletic seasons abruptly ended by coronavirus pandemic
Today is March 12, 2025. And on this date in Texas history, the winter and spring seasons at Texas abruptly ended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Five years ago in Kansas City, the Texas men ...
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The defining photos of the pandemic — and the stories behind them
The pandemic left empty spaces everywhere as people ... I needed to step back and make an image that captured a specific moment in history. Without context, it was just another baseball game.” ...