Lex Anteinternet: Thursday, August 26, 1976. Ebola emerges.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Thursday, August 26, 1976. Ebola emerges.

The first known outbreak of Ebola, more correctly Zaire ebolavirus, occurred in the village of Yambuku Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mabalo Lokela, a 44-year-old teacher, was the first person to report with the disease. He died on September 8.

The virus is believed to have diverged from its progenitors between 1960 and 1976. It was genetically consistent, it is believed, before 1900. Climate change or a change in human activity spurred its evolution. It's genetic diversity has dropped off, although recombination events in apes have resulted in outbreaks in human populations since then. It does seem to be responding to its human host as well.

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Thursday, August 19, 1976. Ford prevails over Reagan.

Labels: 1970s, 1976, 1976 Election, 1980, 1980 Election, 1980s, Gerald Ford, inflation, Kansas, Ronald Reagan, Southern Strategy, Watergate

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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