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2–6 September 1666

The Great Fire of London

Pudding Lane and the medieval City of London, United Kingdom

A fire that began in a Pudding Lane bakery spread across the densely built City of London during dry, windy weather. Over four days it consumed most …

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Epidemics & public health Well supported

August–September 1854

The Broad Street Cholera Investigation

The former Broad Street pump, now Broadwick Street, Soho, United Kingdom

During a severe cholera outbreak in Soho, physician John Snow mapped deaths and interviewed residents about where they obtained water. The concentration of cases among people who …

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