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Month: April 2020

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Covid-19-Polio GenealogyBank.com Articles

Comparing the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Polio Epidemic

April 17, 2020 0

How does our response to the COVID-19 pandemic compare to past epidemics? I looked back at another epidemic, one that infected my mother when she…

Salk Vaccine Articles

Salk’s Vaccine Vanquished Poliovirus 65 Years Ago

April 13, 2020 0

From sewing masks to donating food, Americans have shown a giving spirit during the COVID-19 pandemic. A similar spirit existed in the 1950s during another…

Polio Articles

April 12, 1955-Vaccine Vanquishes Polio 65 Years Ago

April 12, 2020 0

As Americans combat the COVID-19 virus, we can find inspiration in the breaking news of April 12, 1955. On that day 65 years ago, Americans…

Articles, Videos, Books

  • The American Miracle: In theaters June 9-11, 2025
  • Who Launched the First Fireworks for Independence?
  • America’s First Political Cartoon
  • No Taxation without Representation
  • Boston Tea Party Aftertaste
  • The Start of Abolition at the End of the American Revolution
  • True Blue Vigilance and the Army’s 250th
  • Revisiting Patriotic Songs
  • Red Stripes of Valor
  • The White Stripes and Bright Stars

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