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People (4)
Clara Barton
Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross
Dorothea Dix
Reformer who transformed the treatment of the mentally ill in America
Jonas Salk
Developer of the first effective polio vaccine, 1955
Margaret Sanger
Birth control pioneer whose crusade for reproductive rights is inseparable from her eugenicist ideology
Events (5)
COVID-19 Pandemic
The 2020–2023 public health crisis that killed over a million Americans and transformed national life
Election of 2020
Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in a pandemic election
Salk Polio Vaccine
The 1955 vaccine that ended summer polio epidemics — and the doctor who refused to patent it
The 1918 Flu Pandemic
The "Spanish flu" that killed more Americans than all the century's wars
The AIDS Epidemic
A public-health catastrophe that reshaped medicine and activism
Documents (2)
Medicare and Medicaid Act
The 1965 Law That Created Health Coverage for the Elderly and the Poor
Social Security Act
The 1935 law that created the American social safety net
Concepts (1)
Disasters in American History
The fires, floods, plagues, and catastrophes that shaped the nation
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Politics 123 Economy 109 Civil Rights 107 Military 99 Presidency 93 Founding Era 84 Law & Justice 82 Foreign Policy 76 Race 73 Reform 62 Civil War 59 Protest 58 Cold War 57 Westward Expansion 57 Slavery 53 Science & Technology 53 Industry 52 Constitution 51 War 49 Revolution 49 Women 45 Modern America 44 Indigenous 40 Arts & Culture 36 Diplomacy 34 Media & Press 31 Immigration 28 World War II 28 Labor 25 Supreme Court 25 Religion 24 Environment 23 Exploration 23 Disaster 22 Congress 22 Reconstruction 21 Progressive Era 21 Abolition 20 Assassination 15 Gilded Age 13 Finance 13 Colonial America 13 Public Health 12 Education 10 Democracy 8 Sports 8 World War I 7 Suffrage 7 Corruption 7 Prohibition 1