This Day In History

 

28 Sept, 1918 U.S.A. Spanish Flu Epidemic

1918 : In the worlds worst flu epidemic in history (called Spanish Flu because the first major outbreak causing multiple deaths was in Spain), an estimated 30 million people died worldwide. Philadelphia was the hardest hit city in the United States. After the Liberty Loan parade on September 28, thousands of people became infected causing the death of 12,000 in the city.

Taken from: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/september28th.html