[CALIBK12] Hindenburg Explosion and Other May Highlights

[Carole Bos]

An outbreak of swine flu, known as Swine Influenza A (H1N1), has health officials concerned.  To understand the level of anxiety, review the primary sources in this story (including "live maps," from Google Earth and current CDC updates) http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/spanish-flu/swine-flu-outbreak-of-2009 and investigate the Flu Pandemic of 1918 (which ultimately caused more deaths than World War One). http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/spanish-flu 

Also, during May, we remember the Hindenburg explosion, 
http://www.awesomestories.com/assets/hindenburg-explosion-as-it-happened-1  the Lusitania's sinking, Kent State shootings, the Franklin expedition (including recovery of crew-member mummies, found years later) and the trial/execution of Joan of Arc.  Learn the details of those, and other events, in this summary of May Highlights. 
http://www.awesomestories.com/newsletters/may-09-newsletter 

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Carole Bos
Dean's Advisory Board
Grand Valley State University
bosc at gvsu.edu