[HN Gopher] A flu virus shut down the US economy in 1872 by infe... ___________________________________________________________________ A flu virus shut down the US economy in 1872 by infecting horses Author : respinal Score : 26 points Date : 2020-12-07 05:36 UTC (17 hours ago) (HTM) web link (theconversation.com) (TXT) w3m dump (theconversation.com) | superkuh wrote: | And without horses the firemen that might have prevented the | Great Boston Fire of 1872 weren't able to move very quickly. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-12-07 23:00 UTC)