The Franklin County Historical Society will host a presentation by Kansas Historian Tyler Johnson. He will speak about the history of the 1918 flu pandemic that killed millions of people around the world. The influenza outbreak actually began in Western Kansas in the spring of 1918 and affected over 500 million people worldwide. Franklin County Historical Society Director Diane Starcinic Deane.
the 1918 Flu killed at least 50 million people around the world. Johnson will discuss the history of outbreaks and theories behind hoe the 1918 Flu pandemic started.
