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  1. 1923
    Tuberculosis identical among patients of different races
    The National Tuberculosis Association issues a paper stating that “tuberculosis attacks without racial ...
  2. 1925
    Emergency vaccine delivery helps stop diphtheria in Alaska
    After the deaths of two Iñupiaq children, Dr. Curtis Welch realizes that diphtheria is spreading in ...
  3. 1925
    American Indian TB deaths outpace general population
    Tuberculosis mortality in 1925 is 87 deaths per 100,000 in the U.S., in general. Among American Indians ...
  4. 1935
    Tuberculosis vaccine tested on American Indians
    American Indians are invited to enroll in an experimental study to determine the effectiveness of a ...
  5. 1942
    Unangan evacuated, interned during WWII
    After Japan bombs Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in the Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Army evacuates more than 800 ...
  6. 1951
    Pathologist seeks insight into Spanish Flu epidemic
    A University of Iowa virologist tells the pathologist Johan Hultin that victims of the 1918 Spanish ...
  7. 1955
    Alaska Native health responsibility shifts to Indian Health Service
    The Bureau of Indian Affairs transfers responsibility for Alaska Native health care to the Indian Health ...