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The Colonial Period in the America

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The Colonial Period in the America (Part-I) The beginning of American colonization Plymouth,1621. On the occasion of Thanksgiving with the Indians after the first Harvest The colonial period in the America generally began at the beginning of the seventeenth century. At that time, a wave of people from all over Europe travelling to North America and settling in it had burst into the early seventeenth century. Initially, the small stream of these migrations, started by a few English colonists, was later transformed into the great flood of millions of people. The flow of migrations continued in the United States for more than three centuries. On this new continent, with the new hopes, inspired by the creation of a new world, the millions of migrants who migrated, created a new culture on this wild continent. During the period that followed the Spanish colonization of Mexico, the West Indies, and South America, some Englishmen crossed the Atlantic Oce...

INFLUENZA OR FLU IN HISTORY

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INFLUENZA OR FLU IN HISTORY Introduction Influenza is the most common cause of illness and death in the history of the world so far. Millions of people have died from influenza, the only disease in the world. After all, you could name the devastating Spanish flu of 1918, where millions of lives are reported. Or look at the now-days Corona virus, which has caused panic throughout the world. In the mid-1700s, however, an Italian had said something about the illness caused by bad air. The disease is believed to be the first time it was called influenza. This type of disease is generally thought to have originated 6000 years ago. Nevertheless, its first documentary record goes back to 1580, when the outbreak of the epidemic was reported in Africa and Asia Minor due to influenza virus. Influenza or flu in history | Photo by  cottonbro  from  Pexels What is Influenza? Now let's talk a little bit about influenza. Influenza is a type of respir...