Church, "We've" Been Here Before
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Church, "We've" Been Here Before
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Natural disasters and human catastrophes
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During the Fall of 1793, yellow fever gripped the city of Philadelphia. Historian Richard Newman writes that, “from the moment it began, the yellow fever epidemic was a public-health crisis. Thousands of citizens fled, hospitals became overwhelmed, and dead bodies rotted in homes.”
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2022-12-16
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Aaron Syvertsen