An influenza pandemic occurred in the Philippines in 1918 and 1919. Smallpox also ran rampant killing 65 percent of people infected.
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Historical Events Calender of 1918:http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carmita/argon/1918.pdf Chief Events Time Line 1914 - 1919:http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/rototime5.html
The Philippines became an american colony
World War I was raging and many things happened in January 1918. This cannot be answered accurately without knowing either where or who was involved.
Most significantly, WWI came to an ending with a truce on November 11, 1918, at 11 in the morning. It was an allied victory (Allies = United States, Britain, Canada, Belgium, etc)
There were several major events to occur in 1918. In 1918, Russia was declared a Soviet republic and Britain granted women the right to vote.
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1918 world war 1 ends
The Spanish-American War
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The 1918-1919 Epidemic Of The Flu,And The Black Plague Epidemic.
World War I ended on November 11, 1918
During 1914-1918, the Philippines watched only in World War 1...
Actor John Huston died and there was an attempted military coup in the Philippines
A good deal less than in 1918. Influenza? 1918 was still far worse. It can't be Prohibition, that didn't get started until 1920. Country?
Major Events before the "Discovery" of the Philippines
Historical Events Calender of 1918:http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carmita/argon/1918.pdf Chief Events Time Line 1914 - 1919:http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/rototime5.html