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Today in History – July 9

1357 – Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.

Karluv Most

1918 – Great train wreck of 1918: in Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.

Site of the Great Train Wreck of 1918