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The Great Train Wreck of 1918 occurred on July 9, 1918, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Two passenger trains, operated by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway ("NC&StL"), collided head-on , costing at least 101 lives and injuring an additional 171.
The Chamberlain–Kahn Act of 1918 is a U.S. federal law passed on July 9, 1918, by the 65th United States Congress.The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spread of venereal disease.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Joseph Compton Castner, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great ...
July 9, 1918 (Tuesday) Train wreck in Nashville, Tennessee. An inbound local train in Nashville, Tennessee collided with an outbound express, killing 101 people and ...
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1918 – Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1999)
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General James Guthrie Harbord, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great ...
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private John Joseph Kelly (MCSN: 87666/121285), United States Marine Corps, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the ...
By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Captain (Infantry) Truman Smith, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him.