View 1918 Spanish Flu Masks Football Background. In 1918 college football had to overcome the spanish flu and the end of world war i. It is dangerous to draw too many parallels between coronavirus and the 1918 spanish flu pandemic, that killed at least 50 million people around the world.

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Over 30 countries have made masks compulsory in public, including germany, austria and poland. In 1918 college football had to overcome the spanish flu and the end of world war i. The spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed at least 50 million people on its way to becoming the deadliest outbreak of its kind in history.

The possibility of holding some form of the 2020 college football season during a pandemic has sent folks scurrying to research the 1918 season.

During the spanish flu pandemic of 1918 and 1919, masks were a symbol of patriotism. Over 30 countries have made masks compulsory in public, including germany, austria and poland. No one was permitted to ride a streetcar in seattle without wearing a mask during the 1918 flu pandemic. The spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic caused by the h1n1 influenza a virus.