The Great train wreck of 1918 occurred on July 9, 1918, in Nashville, Tennessee when two passenger trains collided head-on. The collision killed 101 people and injured 171, making it one of the deadliest rail accidents in United States history.
Interesting as that is, I find it a little more interesting as it is about 1.25 miles from my house and I run by it on our new greenway...