American Epidemic: Philadelphia's Yellow Fever of 1793
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
English - May 21, 2021 12:32 - 40 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsNews History politics bush clinton grovercleveland history lincoln sanders trump Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
5,000 or more people died in Philadelphia between August and November of 1793. Thousands of others, including the President, fled the capital of the country. In this recast of a 2014 episode, we look at this epidemic and the reaction to it at the time, what healthcare looked like in the 1790's, and other topics.
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5,000 or more people died in Philadelphia between August and November of 1793. Thousands of others, including the President, fled the capital of the country. In this recast of a 2014 episode, we look at this epidemic and the reaction to it at the time, what healthcare looked like in the 1790's, and other topics.
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