In the summer of 1950 fear gripped the residents of Wytheville, Virginia. Movie theaters shut down, baseball games were cancelled and panicky parents kept their children indoors — anything to keep ...
Emmy winner Jeremy Strong will star as Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, in the upcoming film “Splendid Solution.” Produced by Bron Studios and 21 Laps, the feature film adapts Jeffrey ...
In the Wesley Chapel School, perched on a hill overlooking miles of slash pine east of Atlanta. Teacher Corinne Clark called the 47 moppets in second grade to order one morning last week. The stack of ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective following nearly a year ...