The flu was the first modern plague—turning our interconnected world against us by spreading through shipping lanes, rail lines and the arteries of industrialized war. Watch on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2J1WzDw | Extra History

213K views · 2.7K reactions | History Recolored: These nurses are preparing bandages 100 years ago, in the midst of 1918's global flu pandemic. When it was over, the flu had claimed the lives of over 50 million people around the world. | HISTORY | Facebook

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