As #ElectionDay nears, the role of masks during the pandemic has become highly politicized. Anthony Mason looks at hoaw masks were handled more than a century ago, during the 1918 Flu Pandemic, and finds some similarities. | CBS Mornings

247K views · 4.4K reactions | #OnThisDay 1918: The armistice agreement to end the fighting of World War One was signed. In this clip, Private Edward Walter Glendinning recounts the harrowing tale of his division’s attack and capture of the Hohenzollern Redoubt on the Western Front. To hear more from this interview and other testimonies, search for The Great War Interviews on BBC iPlayer. | BBC Archive | Facebook