My grandmother was 12 years old in 1918,one of 14 children on a farm near Waldrip,Texas.She was one of the last of the kids to get sick,she cared for the others before that,and she said that hardly a day went by that a wagon didn't pass in front of their farm with a coffin headed toward the local cemetary.She lived another 86 years,passing in 2004 at the age of 98

My father got the Spanish flu in 1919 when he was stationed in San Diego, WW1. ( He also signed up for WW2). His whole platoon died. He was the only one who left the tent and went home. His father had died. He got it again when he got home and was quarantined to the porch. He told me plenty about it and swore that he never got the flu again because he always put Vicks in his nostrils (which has camphor in it). After washing our dishes, he always poured boiling water over them as a final rinse. I think it affected his whole 99= years with PTSD that everyone died but himself in that tent.

My grandfather lost his mother in the first wave and his father, an uncle, and a cousin in the second wave. He was taken in by an aunt in Florida as a young child. Later on he joined and worked in the CCC camps. Life was hard back then. We are blessed to have treatments so soon after the arrival of Covid.

My family were directly impacted by this pandemic. My Grandmother died at 26 years old in Los Angeles in 1918 from Pandemic. My Dad at 2 survived but not having his mother growing up was difficult. They were Norwegians, so his Aunt and Uncle took him in their home while his Dad went to work in Oregon for the railroad.

I’m 65, and I can tell you most people I met from that generation, never talked about it. I only knew one man who admitted to having had it. He was a very good friend of mine when he was alive, and had been a veteran of WWI where he caught it two weeks after the war ended. Said he spent a month in an army hospital in Paris recovering from it. He was 28 at that time, and lived to be 95.

For people to LEARN from history, first you have to TEACH history in the schools. This has not been done well in the past 35 years.

My great grand-mother and great-grandfather both died of the Spanish flu, six months apart from each other. Their orphaned five children were sent to neighbors and relatives to be raised. One of those orphaned five children grew up to be my dear grandmother. She died in her 89th year of life, in 1990. She once told me, in 1976, on her 75th birthday, that she couldn't believe she was still alive to be so old. Little could she know, her life would continue on another 14 years to Rest in Peace three weeks before her 89th birthday. Her son, my father, lived to the same age. I wonder if I will live that long too.

And look at all those brave nurses and those treating and helping others, instead of closing clinics. History is so amazing,

The only thing we learn from history is that we never learn from history

So, 100 years later, we as a society and species have learned nothing from past mistakes. Great. 😑

First let me say that I enjoyed this video. Both of my parents came from this era but had two different lives. My Dad was born in 1907 and from the age of 10 was pulled out of school to work and start supporting the family. On the other hand my Mom was born in 1918 and had a sheltered life. She went to live with her Grandparents and graduated from high school. She became a beautician and had her shop in the front room of her Grandparents house. Dad went into the navy in 1924 and stayed there until 1946 right before my birth in 1947. He married my mom in 1941. Dad was in Pearl Harbour on December 7th 1941 when the Japanese attacked and his ship was hit by a torpedo in the engine room and he was the Chief Engineer at the time. He had not started his shift yet so he wasn't in the engine room yet and was not hurt. Mom had no idea what was going on with my Dad because there was little to no communication because we were at war. 3 times mom was notified that my Dad had been killed. She told me that by the 3rd time she knew he was okay. They lived through all of that and had Dad not gotten the asbestos cancer I have no doubt he would have lived to 100 or longer. Mom got pneumonia and while in the hospital got the deadliest staph infection (MRSA) that at the age of 97 was a death sentence for her. She died just after her 98th birthday. I feel fortunate to have had parents that lived through some of the worst times of our nation. The stories they have told me are priceless.

This is very well done. In end, at about the 31st minute, you mentioned the depression in the US Midwestern farm belt. I believe that was caused more by an unfortunate drought that extended over several growing seasons in the late 1920s. Also, the mass production of the automobile meant that crops like hay and oats that had been used to feed horses were no longer needed. When farmers all converted at the same time to planting other crops like corn and soybeans, it caused grain prices to collapse.

My great grandmother was about 8 months pregnant when she became ill and both died from the Spanish flu. It absolutely changed my family dynamics as my great grandfather modified his vehicle, packed it up with supplies and his surviving 5 young daughters and did field work along the way until they made it to California from nearby Kansas City Missouri. It was an epic journey according to my grandmother and her sisters. They also didn't have the luxury of grieving either. At any rate, these types of events have the capability of completely changing and altering lifestyles.

It had nothing to do with Spain. Spain was simply the first country to report on it because it was a neutral country and there was no censorship.

Thank you for this very informative documentary. The Spanish flu had 4 waves and then disappeared... It's now January 2022 and we are in the middle of the 4th wave... since "history tends to repeat itself" we should now see progress. You even stated during their 4th wave, it was widely spreading but symptoms were very mild as well... just like right now with the 4th wave of Omicron

In my small town cemetery, we have lots of graves with 1918 or 1919 as a year of death for many of them. My Grandma would tell me about the Flu in rural North Carolina. She was a teen then.

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”-George Santayana

None of my schooling taught any of this..no wonder we repeat the same problems over and over.Time to grab hold of our Education systems and shake them up don't you Think!!

My maternal grandmother and great-grandmother died within one week during November 1918. My mother was only six years old. Her father was left with seven children, one only a couple of months old. He rather quickly married a woman with six children of her own. Needless to say, my mother’s life was not an easy one. However, she persevered and I miss her so much.

This is actually eery to watch nearly 2 years into this century’s pandemic. Eery is actually an understatement. The vocabulary is the same, the media and the government downplaying certain aspects of what is going on. History repeats itself always.

My Grandfather took all his children up into northern Canada and lived in the thick woods/all seasons/hunting for food/ sleeping in open 1 1/2 yrs then returned to Niagara Falls ...all healthy. Thank God.

This documentary has to be required to be played on national TV. This is such a replica what is happening now.

You do exceptional work History Time. My grandfather had the Spanish flu in Canada at 17....scarred his lungs terribly. I had the Swine flu in 1976 and lost two and a half months. This is real, and this documentary is excellent 👏

I want to comment on your production as it’s done so professionally, your narration and editing is impeccable. Great documentary, maybe one day I’ll see your name on Netflix.

Very interesting how much has not changed in pandemic response. It's like we didn't learn a thing

Great storytelling--compelling and true! My grandma was a nurse in Philadelphia during th3 1918 flu pandemic, and she left notes for us on how to survive as she said the new aeroplanes would make sure that this happened again.

Wonderful narration Pete. We can all learn so much from this history lesson. I’m sharing with my family and friends. Stay safe everyone - be kind and understanding. We are all in this together. 🙏 🇺🇸 ❤️

My father’s mother died in 1919. From what was told to me was she was well in the morning sick in the afternoon and dead by night. She left behind 6 children and her husband.

History repeats itself is an understatement.

You did a great job putting this together. The footage is amazing, can't believe your found them.

The parallels between then and now are striking, medically, economically and politically. When people start complaining about how long it's taking to get thru covid, I always reply with "the Spanish Flu took three years, just plan for it".

Excellent documentary. Although my Grandfather was Mustard-gassed in the trenches in France he survived and worked as a mechanic at a coalmine-lift afterwards but I never heard of Spanish 'flu until Covid came along.

Can't figure out if more or less comforting to know leaders and public in the past were as stupid as now.

when history is forgotten then it can easily be repeated with simiilar effect😭

Here's to the one guy in the crowd who survived war, a pandemic, economic upheaval, and stood there in the crowd of haters, and refused to do the Nazi salute! Respects!

My grandmother was 16 when she got it. She was treated with kerosene on a sugar cube because there was no cure. She lived to be ninety, but had lung damage her whole life.

It only dawned on me a little while ago that this happened in the year WW1 ended meaning that people must have felt like the dark days were never going to end. I'm honestly not sure how people coped with all of this.

This man's voice...and the pace of his story telling is perfect as he explains the Spanish Flu epidemic in the US. There is an art to making history come alive!

There is still time to learn from History…never to late.

My great grandfather was killed by the Spanish flu, my grandpa was only 2 years old at the time. Had to be rough going through Great Depression with no father.

"History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes." --Mark Twain

That was REALLY well done! I am sincerely impressed and grateful that their are still creators out there that are focused on quality.

My great grandfather died from this flu in 1919. He was stationed in France in WW1.

Wonderful documentary 👏 ❤ thank you.so much for all of the time and effort that went into researching and selecting films.

This was such a good documentary! There are remarkable similarities between how governments and people responded to the Spanish flu and COVID-19.

This guy deserves at least 3 million subscribers if you's ask me. Top job mate please keep going!

Excellent! Thank You. Now we see history repeating itself in 2020- onward.

It blows my mind how often we repeat history...

Time Traveler trying to escape the 2020 pandemic arriving in Philadelphia, 1918 - "Awshit."

My grandfather’s first wife died of the Spanish flu. They lived in Philadelphia. He later met my grandmother and married her & had my Dad & his brothers.

Thank you. Very informative and well put together. History repeats itself.

My parents both born in 1922, apparently grew up with this, although it seems they were very small when it was at its worse. But my grandparents were still alive into their late 70's. My grandparents never mentioned the flu, the stock market crash, the depression, WW1. My mother's parents escaped Germany before Hitler was around thank goodness. It is just so funny how I never learned about any of these things when they were alive. My Dad a B-17 pilot however, shared many war stories which I ignored. Wish I had paid attention, but I didn't like hearing about war. What a time he lived in. I guess I can say the same thing.

Very interesting, I never realized that there were 4 waves with the spanish flu.

By the second wave of the flu, my grandmother had a six month old baby (my father) and she was pregnant again. I wish I had been able to ask her about her experiences.

My grandfather had lifelong encephalitis which was a long term after effect of the Spanish flu. Many people suffered this disease as a follow on from that pandemic. The type of Encephalitis made these people suffer extreme headaches, fits, periods of catatonic apathy. It limited his ability to earn a living. So it’s not all as simple as once we get through it everyone who doesn’t die bounces back to a better life and society. We don’t know what the long term effects of COVID will be. In Australia our government has decided that now we have a highly vaccinated population that Omicron should be let rip. It’s an experiment that may have decades long impacts.

I have a postcard that my Grandmother write to my grandfather in 1918. He was working as a carpenter in the Philadelphia shipyards, she was in Savannah. Grandma wrote about how "the flu" had killed one neighbor & made other's sick.

One of my Great Grandfathers was a doctor in WW I. He died of the misnamed Spanish Flu in 1920. My Great Grandmother must have talked about it a lot because our mother talked about it.

What a sad, sad testimony to Humankind... truly, we do not learn lessons well😪😪😪

Some people do years of study comparing versions to understand a time period, but you no hoh ho , you pick the first history book near you and you suddenly have all the answers! Lmoa! Thanks for this basic and thoughtless retranscription work

Absolutely mesmerizing…my Grandma was born 1900, she lived through this Spanish Flu and two WWars. I missed the boat in not documenting her experiences of life through all of this. She even survived cancer and died at 98. I miss her terribly she was a good woman and from the Penna Dutch background. RIP🇺🇸🥰🌹🙏❤️😢we need to realize History repeats and we’ve got to pull up our boot straps and change the world, especially for our grandchildren those who follow us. Make it a better place for humans and animals.

It’s absolutely criminal that around 50% of the history I’ve learned, I’ve learned out side of school. My history textbook had ONE PARAGRAPH on all the Native America tribes and hardly touched on the trail of tears. Never mind teaching about the Spanish flu

It's unsettling how we mirror what had happened before. From reaction to this pandemic to rise of fascism.

Excellent, great content and very well presented. Thank you.

Still watching and waiting for people to come to their senses! Watching this again, 3rd time! I love it 🥰. Thanks Pete!

My great grandmother died from the Spanish Flu. I remember as a little girl hearing about this and thinking that could never happen now. Little did I know.....

100 years later and money still means more then lifes.

You did a very accurate report of the facts. History does repeat itself and it's going to be the greatest depression of all times.

I suppose history does repeat itself. My deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in the Spanish Flu Pandemic. I cannot imagine the horror people worldwide went through with the influenza in 1918 to 1920. I also heard in another documentary that sometime during the Spanish Flu Pandemic a vaccine was made but scientists made a bacteria vaccine, people back then were fighting a virus, scientists around the Spanish Flu times did not have the technology to even see a virus under a microscope only they could see a bacteria. I can’t imagine the stress physicians and doctors went through. I also saw on the documentary that when the Spanish Flu ended back then people’s reaction was to just forget it. I think why they chose to forget about it was because it was so horrifying to live in, people dying everyday, family and friends that knew each other died all because of an invisible enemy, and people suffering from the influenza. In March of 2020 a coronavirus pandemic was declared and in my country took caution in 2020, pandemic guidelines were abroad around the world. In 2021 during the pandemic, my country was trying to face an endemic with the COVID-19 vaccine, however COVID-19 still lingered in the unvaccinated and the vaccinated in 2021. I still wear a mask because from my experience i believe it works, one time at school I was around friends who contracted COVID-19, I wasn’t aware of my friends having COVID but apparently they had it, except for me because I wore a mask around them. My school placed me on a mandatory quarantine and waited four days to test myself. On my fourth day I did not feel a thing so I went to get a test just to be safe and I did not have it, I tested myself again to make sure I did not have it and i still didn’t have COVID, and the same thing happened the next day I again took a test and I did not have it. I’m not saying this to encourage people to wear masks, your choice is your choice is a choice that i cannot have control over, I’m only sharing my experience with this virus and masks. Its now mid January of 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic now has the biggest wave we have seen. All that we can do now is hope for the best. May all of us regardless of where we are in this world look out for one another in this pandemic. May we learn something from the Spanish Flu Pandemic that we can make use of this knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect ourselves and others around us worldwide. May those that have lost their lives from Spanish Flu rest in peace. May those that have lost their lives from COVID-19 rest in peace. I wish for people that watched this video and for everyone around the world safety and hope during tragic times during this pandemic. I appreciate the time you took reading my comment. Stay strong and stay safe.

My Great grandmother had just had another baby, her and the baby were both taken by the flu. My Grandmother was three, with an older brother and sister. All three living children had to be farmed out to other families but they always stayed in touch with each other. They were from Argona Kansas.

I cant remember ever learning about this back in school, I remember researching it myself but never being taught it. Crazy.

Another great video. Thank you so much for all your efforts!

Love how you attempt to go out and your approach on gardening. Videos as well of course.

Here we are, 102 years later and we haven't learnt a thing!

Spain was still a monarchy at the time of the Spanish Flu. It didn't become a republic until 1931.

Serious, solid and well-spoken history.

Great video, Mr. Kelly! Thanks so much!

I was taught none of this at school in Queensland, Australia in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Unbelievable.

Wow! The similarities between then and now are truly eerie.

My grandad was 10 when the Spanish flu killed his dad then a week later it killed his baby sister..he never talked about what killed them just that at 10 years old he was the food provider for his mother and other sister...I still have the shotgun he used to hunt good for his family. He told my mother and her siblings the Spanish flue killed his dad and sister and many more but never said the Spanish flue to us grandkids..just that they died..here I am 100 years later and my dad was the 2nd to die from this virus in the state of Alabama.. we as a society are idiots when it comes to this stiff

Thanks for posting this about the 1918 pandemic, it's been very enlightening to finally understand just what they went through back then! It also has made me realize that we are going through our own version of with Covid!

My parents both got the Hong Kong flu in 1968. They were very sick, but they recovered. No one remembers that one.

Thank you. I've watched other videos on the,1918 flu, but I learned more from yours. Human behavior has not changed as much as I hoped. We have more knowledge, but still there are those who dont listen .

Really well presented. Keep em coming.

Such a cool comments section, love the many histories that tie in. It is interesting seeing how things are both same and different, in various ways, these days.

Now I truly believe in the saying, "History repeats itself".

When the bodies are piled up faster than they can be buried, then you know you have a problem.

A very thorough, if morose story. My parents lived through the period, and yet it was not a subject addressed by them. My grandfather was a sanitary engineer and commissioned officer with the US Public Health service, but he died in 1941 before any of his grandchildren were born. His wife, ,my grandmother, lived another 50 years but having lost many in her family to other causes, she was afraid of disease and would never bring up the subject with any of her grandchildren. My mother, a physician born in 1915, was too young to have experienced the early years of the pandemic. Eastern Massachusetts was heavily affected by the disease, but little was known about how to control it. The World Series baseball games were held in the fall of 1918 in Boston where crowds were packed together in the stadium. Having the impression that in the US the disease was mostly confined to the northeast I asked a physician whose father had been influential as a physician in dealing with it why was this the case. He suggested that as the disease from returning soldiers gradually spread west that cities became more focused on how to prevent it doing some of the same things as Covid today so they were better prepared. Then as time passed to the present the public perhaps felt that pandemics had been eliminated even though health officials knew this wasn't true. Indeed variations on Covid could make this a long haul issue over many years. There is definitely sentiment against discussion of it with the hope that it will suddenly disappear as quickly as it came.

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it....

Holy shit! I thought this had been on TV and was uploaded onto UKposts. You're amazing at this!

You’ve researched and written this very well! Great work! Thank you!

Til today i was not a fan of history tellers. This is great work with such a pleasant voice one really wants to listen to 👍💫⚘

Great video mate,,, thanks buddy

Awesome! This video needs to be seen by everyone: it sheds such a light on current events and what might come next, because we are replaying exactly what happened in 1918-1920 - from the traits of the virus itself to the chaotic, inconsistent management on the part of government, to the reaction of the general population. It's chilling, and unpardonable, that this country is just as ignorant and inept as it was 100 years ago, even though we have a roadmap of what to do and what not to do from the 1918 event. Thank you for this video - will share!

"There is nothing new under the sun"

Thank you for this excellent documentary.

Thank you so much for creating this programme, so informative. Having watched this, why on earth didn't we realized that it was only a matter of time before we were confronted by another pandemic..

Speaking from information from family that lived on a farm during the Great Depression, those on farms had it much better than city dwellers. Rural residents had land to grow their own food, and cattle and poultry to provide needed protein.

Great work, thank you. This should be taught in schools.

Thank you for this. Great documentary!

Oh, bravo. Couldn't take my eyes off it.