SF and Many Cities Reinstitute Mask Mandate which leads to Creation of Anti-Mask League
As the contagion moved into its second year, so did the mask skepticism. On Dec. 17, 1918, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors reinstituted the …
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Dr. James Inches Claims Masks and the Closures of Businesses was “Pure Fake” and Harmful
The Pittsburgh Daily POST reported this on December 13, 1918: Branding Influenza Mask as ‘fake’ splits Health Conference. Fake news today. Fake news then. The …
The German Seamen Mutinied after Infiltrating Communist ‘Cells’ Created Fear that British Scientists had developed a Secret Chemical Weapon
Rosa Luxemberg’s revolutionaries infiltrated into the German High Seas fleet, becoming very active in 1918. They spread rumors that the ships, and their crews, were …
1,000 People were Arrested in San Francisco for not complying with Mask Mandate
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that city prisons swelled to standing-room-only; police shifts and court sessions were added to help manage the arrests. “Where is …
Choctaw Soldiers were Stationed as Code Talkers During WWI
During World War I, many Native Americans from around 26 tribes were enlisted to fight on the Allies’ side. German troops were extremely adept at intercepting and …
Soviet Firearm Confiscation
The Council of People’s Commissars (the government) ordered the surrender of all firearms, ammunition, and sabres. As has been the case in almost every nation …
Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his Family are Murdered by Bolshevik Secret Police
In the early morning of 17 July 1918 at around 1am, a squad of Bolshevik secret police murdered Russia’s last emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, along …
The Battle of Soissons, A Battle You’ve Never Heard of Changed the Course of WWI
On July 6, 1918, Allied troops readied themselves for a forgotten battle that turned the tide of World War I. Thousands of American servicemen marched …
Sedition Act of 1918 Enacted. Imprisons Hundreds for Anti-War Speech
The Sedition Act of 1918 was an amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917 passed by Congress at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson, who was concerned that any antiwar …
Firearm Registration Introduced in Soviet Union
The first Soviet gun controls were imposed during the Russian Civil War, as Czarists, Western troops, and national independence movements battled the central Red regime. …