June 5, 2026

The First Scientific Report on the AIDS Epidemic

The First Scientific Report on the AIDS Epidemic
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June 5, 1981. The Centers for Disease Control identifies five cases of a rare infection striking gay men in California—a disease that will become known as AIDS. This episode originally aired in 2024.

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