As fear of smallpox receded, the Continental Army saw a surge of new recruits. In a 2020 essay for National Geographic, Andrew Lawler wrote that “George Washington’s embrace of science-based ...

Many Mississippi Territory settlers were saved from smallpox in the early 19th century because of actions taken by William C.

During the Revolutionary War, Continental Army troops were intentionally exposed to smallpox by their enemies, so in 1777 ...

Had George Washington been less ambivalent ... When he reached the black Loyalist encampment, it was a rife with smallpox. King became ill himself, and discovered that the British removed sick ...

Sarah Holder: Mozart had it. So did Beethoven, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. For nearly 3,000 years, smallpox wreaked havoc, killing a third of people who were infected, and severely ...

John Winthrop writes that smallpox has killed off the local ... will become increasingly difficult for the aging woman. George Washington dies. Feb 5: Ephraim Jr. marries Mary Farwell.

A decade of research and writing, a trip to London and spending the lockdown days of the coronavirus pandemic putting into ...

When he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base to leave Washington, he stepped out of ... the man who helped to eradicate smallpox, and in collaboration with national ministries of health, and ...

As D-Day drew near, Gen. George C. Marshall, the Army chief of staff, dispatched a messenger to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in ...

As such, smallpox vaccination is highly effective ... School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Medicine at George Washington University. “However, if the outbreak continues to spread ...

The expanded College Football Playoff format includes an automatic berth for a Group of Five champion, giving hope that ...