Back to All Events

June 29, 1918

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1918-06-29/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1918&sort=date&date2=1918&words=Influenza&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=6&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=influenza&ye…

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1918-06-29/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1918&sort=date&date2=1918&words=Influenza&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=6&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=influenza&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=24

The Saxon and Protestant German prisoners caught by the Allied forces confirm the extent of the influenza epidemic, and that it is delaying their attack plans. The epidemic is circulating in Lancashire, England. Confirmation of the death of the Russian Czar is still being questioned. Kerensky, the first post-monarchy President, is calling for help to oppose the bolsheviki. Roald Amundsen has set sail for the North Pole.

"Epidemic Delays German War Plans," The Sun, New York, New York, June 29, 1918. Page 1, Column 7.

Earlier Event: June 28
June 28, 1918
Later Event: June 30
June 30, 1918