Three worldwide (pandemic) outbreaks of influenza. occurred in the 20th century: in 1918, 1957, and 1968. The. latter 2 were in the era of modern virology and most thor-. oughly characterized. All 3 have been informally identified. by their presumed sites of origin as Spanish, Asian, and.
Just south of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is the Vietnam Womenâs Memorial, which serves to commemorate the 265,000 women that served in the Vietnam War, many of whom worked as nurses.
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. In 1954, after the defeat of France at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, France formally recognized the DRV and the country was partitioned in two. North Vietnam was a Communist State, the first in South-East Asia.