C. Everett Koop

Rock Hudson Dies of AIDS: Reagan Forced to Finally Acknowledge Crisis

1985-10-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Hollywood icon Rock Hudson dies at age 59 of AIDS complications, becoming the first major U.S. celebrity to die of the disease and forcing President Reagan to finally acknowledge the epidemic publicly. Hudson’s death marks a turning point: Reagan had maintained complete public silence on AIDS …

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AIDS Epidemic Begins: Reagan Administration Maintains Years of Deadly Silence

1981-06-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The CDC publishes the first report on unusual immune system failures in five previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles, marking the medical recognition of what becomes the AIDS epidemic. President Ronald Reagan’s administration responds with years of complete public silence while the epidemic …

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