small pox 
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SOURCE: History Channel
2/1/19
In the early 1700s, Onesimus shared a revolutionary way to prevent smallpox.
In the early 1700s, Onesimus shared a revolutionary way to prevent smallpox.
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SOURCE: Simon and Schuster (Special to HNN)
12/12/2018
This writer decided to write about the year 1721 after he got one of those Fact-a-Day calendars
He was intrigued by the entry noting that in 1721 Boston was hit by a devastating small pox epidemic. (Interview)
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