Philadelphia's October
Time: Oct, 1918
Place: Philadelphia, U.S.
Details: In October Philadelphia was hit hard with the pandemic influenza outbreak as there ware over 500 dead body held up unburied, some of them hung there for over seven days. Cold-storage plants were utilized as transitory funeral homes, and a manufacturer of trolley vehicles gave 200 packing crates to be utilized as coffins.
‹ Earlier in historyBattle of Vitorrio VenetoThursday Oct 24, 1918 Later in history ›Chicago's desperate measureOct, 1918
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Spanish Flu-The "Spanish" Flu
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Hungarian–Romanian War-The Treaty of Bucharest
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Gustav Stresemann-Joining the German Democratic Party
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Marcus Garvey-Commercial arm
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Adolf Hitler-Iron Cross
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World War 1-Varder Offensive
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World War 1-Battle of Dobro Pole
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Harry S. Truman-Meuse-Argonne Offensive
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Weimar Republic-German constitution modified
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Bank of America-Bancitaly Corporation acquired the stocks of various banks located in New York City and certain foreign countries
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World War 1-Battle of Vitorrio Veneto
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World War 1-Armistice of Mudros
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Hungarian–Romanian War-The Aster Revolution in Budapest
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World War 1-Italian Attack
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Spanish Flu-Name Origins
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Winston Churchill-Fourth child
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World War 1-Armistice of Villa Giusti
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Hungarian–Romanian War-The Serbian Army Attack
Tuesday Nov 5, 1918 - Hungary (then Kingdom of Hungary)
World War 1-Dalmatia's Governor
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Weimar Republic-King Ludwig III of Bavaria escaped
Thursday Nov 7, 1918 - Germany
Hungarian–Romanian War-The Czechoslovak Army Attack
Friday Nov 8, 1918 - Hungary (then Kingdom of Hungary)
United Nations-14-point proposal to end the war
1918 - U.S.
Weimar Republic-The German Republic was announced by Philipp Scheidemann
Saturday Nov 9, 1918 - Germany
World War 1-Germany defeat
Saturday Nov 9, 1918 - Germany
Hungarian–Romanian War-Romania Re-entered The War on The Side of The Allied Forces
Sunday Nov 10, 1918 - Romania
Harry S. Truman-WWI ends
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Adolf Hitler-World War I Ended
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World War 1-End of the war
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World War 1-Astro-Hungarian Surrender
Monday Nov 11, 1918 - Austria
Weimar Republic-Armistice of 11 November 1918
Monday Nov 11, 1918 - Germany
Weimar Republic-Council of the People's Deputies takes control
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Weimar Republic-A part of Germany was occupied
Monday Nov 11, 1918 - Germany
Spanish Flu-WWI End
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Hungarian–Romanian War-The 7th Entered Transylvania
Wednesday Nov 13, 1918 - Prisăcani River, Romania
Hungarian–Romanian War-The Romanian Army Attack
Wednesday Nov 13, 1918 - Hungary (then Kingdom of Hungary)
Hungarian–Romanian War-Károlyi Signed an Armistice With The Allied Nations
Wednesday Nov 13, 1918 - Belgrade, Serbia
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Thursday Nov 14, 1918 - Pécs, Hungary
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World War 1-Control of the portion of Dalmatia
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Gustav Stresemann-Forming the German People's Party
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Hungarian–Romanian War-Union of Transylvania With Romania
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