France and the whole world are currently experiencing a major health crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic. 102 years ago, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the Spanish flu hit the world and infected nearly a third of the world's population. The number of deaths reached several tens of millions, with many deaths in China and India, but it is also important to point out that there were many survivors. Today, medical and scientific progress fortunately offers us much more hope. As an event that echoes the current situation, and although the health contexts are totally different, the site "Tous les jours curieux" publishes snapshots and testimonies from that time. It is an opportunity to see that in the past, too, confinement and the wearing of masks were de rigueur. More information on the website of Tous les jours curieux.