George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this ...

But lesser known is George Washington's bold decision to vaccinate the entire Continental Army against smallpox. It was the first mass inoculation in military history, and was vital to ensuring an ...

(NEWSER) – "I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation," the National Archives quote George Washington ... In his lifetime, Washington bested smallpox, malaria ...

"I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation," the National Archives quote George Washington ... In his lifetime, Washington bested smallpox, malaria, infections, abscesses ...

He also managed to pick up smallpox while in Barbados. George Washington returned from Barbados only to come down with pleurisy, while his brother Lawrence died from TB. George also contracted ...

1777: George Washington mandates smallpox vaccines for all his soldiers | During the Revolutionary War, American soldiers were susceptible to smallpox, but the majority of British troops were ...

George Washington was a Revolutionary War general ... Washington is believed to have been made sterile by a bout of Smallpox, and Martha also had a difficult time giving birth to her daughter ...

George Washington didn't have a middle name ... diphtheria, tuberculosis, smallpox, dysentery, malaria, quinsy (tonsillitis), carbuncle, pneumonia, and epiglottitis—to name a few.

Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare reference to the experimental smallpox inoculation that helped prevent outbreaks ...