Aug. 16—EAST GRAND FORKS — For Sidney Berard, 94, the iron lung displayed during the recent Heritage Days in East Grand Forks ignited vivid memories from more than 70 years ago. Berard was among a ...

Glenn Pueppke, an Erie, N.D., farmer, has had his share of grief. He wrote Neighbors about it after seeing this column asking if anyone could identify with the iron lung machine. Here's his story: ...

In the mid-20th century, community spaces like swimming pools and sporting events became a source of anxiety for parents who were frightened by the rampant spread of poliovirus. Their concerns weren’t ...

DALLAS — A Dallas man who spent more than 70 years in an iron lung after a childhood polio diagnosis has died. Paul Alexander, who was 78, died Monday, according to his obituary with the Grove Hill ...

His mother knew immediately that something was wrong when he came in after playing on a hot and rainy Texas day. She sent 6-year-old Paul Alexander to bed and began pampering him, giving him his ...

In 1933, Chicago hosted its second World’s Fair in 40 years to celebrate its centennial. It was titled “A Century of Progress ...

When I was a child growing up in the 1930s and 40s, polio was running rampant. Everyone was afraid of becoming paralyzed and ending up in an iron lung machine. Then Dr. Salk discovered a vaccine for ...