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On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before ...
Holmfirth author's new novel inspired by festival celebrating the end of the Great Plague
This week sees the publication of The Village, a chilling suspense novel from author Lisa Rookes which explores dark folklore ...
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10 More Incredible Horror Movies You’ll Never Watch Again (And Why)
Countless atrocities were committed during World War II, including international invasions, kamikaze attacks, exterminations, ...
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'A bubonic plague has descended on Glasgow players'
A bubonic plague has descended on Glasgow players - Tuipulotu, Cummings, Williamson, Steyn, Hastings. Have I missed some? Probably. All the focus has been on the damage done to Scotland's Six ...
Scientists discover new gene-to-gene interaction that increases risk of alopecia
In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King's College London found that changes in two parts of the genome work ...