This Day in History: Smallpox officially eradicated
On this day, 1979, the disease that survived for thousands of years was said to be eradicated by scientists. Smallpox carried a 30% chance of death for those afflicted and is the first on record to have been eradicated completely.
Information found on History.com.
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