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Smallpox Eradication — May 8, 1980
May 8, 2026
300-500 million deaths averted: in 1980, Geneva, Switzerland, the World Health Organization confirmed smallpox eradication was complete.
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Epidemics, medical breakthroughs, public health crises, and the science that saved lives.
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2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak — May 2, 2011
May 2, 2026
53 killed, 3,900 infected: the 2011 E. coli outbreak in Hamburg, Germany, shocked Europe with its severity and mysterious origin that year.
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Penicillin Discovery — April 24, 1928
April 24, 2026
1 petri dish changed medicine: in 1928, Alexander Fleming's London lab accident led to a groundbreaking discovery that saves millions of lives every year.
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy — April 16, 1984
April 16, 2026
3,787 lives lost instantly: in 1984, a gas leak at Union Carbide's Bhopal plant devastated the Indian city, causing massive destruction in one night…
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