Conquering Polio | The March of Dimes | American History Tellers
In the summer of 1921, 39-year-old Franklin Delano Roosevelt was on vacation with his family when he developed a fever, muscle aches, and chills. Pain spread to his legs, and soon, he was paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors diagnosed him with polio, which was fast becoming America’s most dreaded infectious disease. Every summer, polio struck without warning, causing swimming pools and movie theaters to close and panicked parents to keep their children indoors. Polio killed thousands of Ame...
Who is mentioned in this episode?
11 people come up, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Basil O'Conor, Lindsey Graham.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Person)
- Basil O'Conor (Person)
- Lindsey Graham (Person)
- Carl Byer (Person)
- Dorian Marina (Person)
- Desi Blle (Person)
- Muhammad Shazib (Person)
- Eddie Caner (Person)
- Jenny Lauer Beckman (Person)
- Thomas Rivers (Person)
- Ellie Stanton (Person)
Mentioned in this episode
- March of Dimes (Company)
- National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (Company)
- Hickory, North Carolina (Location)
- Warm Springs, Georgia (Location)
- Wondery (Company)
- Airship (Company)
- San Antonio Department of Health (Company)
- Georgia Warm Springs Foundation (Company)