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Elvis Was King, Ike Was President, and 116,000 Americans Died in a Pandemic

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by KenH, May 5, 2020.

  1. KenH

    KenH Well-Known Member

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    "The year was 1957.

    Elvis’s new movie “Jailhouse Rock” was packing the theaters. The last episode of “I Love Lucy” aired on television. The show “West Side Story” held tryouts in Washington, D.C., and opened on Broadway in September. Ford’s new car the Edsel rolled off the assembly line. The Cold War with Russia was on and “In God We Trust” appeared on U.S. currency. The first Toys R Us store opened.

    Also that year, the so-called Asian Flu killed 116,000 Americans. ...

    The mystery of why today vast numbers of governments around the world (but not all) have crushed economies, locked people under house arrest, wrecked business, spread despair, disregarded basic freedoms and rights will require years if not decades to sort out. … Most likely, the ultimate answer will look roughly like what historians say about the Great War (WWI): it was a perfect storm that created a calamity that no one intended at the outset."

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    This one is considered more infectious. The unanswered question is the military ramifications, which Libertarians and Democrats have not addressed.
     
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