The flu strikes the peace conference
1919 · Event
At the height of the Paris negotiations, Woodrow Wilson is felled by influenza — and returns to the table days later visibly diminished, abruptly conceding points to Clemenceau he had fought for months. How much the virus shaped the Treaty of Versailles is unknowable; that it was in the room is not.
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