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The [[Great Train Wreck of 1918]] occurred on [[July 9]], [[1918]] in Nashville when an inbound local [[train]] collided with an outbound express, killing 101.
Tennessee was the state that put the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|19th Amendment]], allowing women to vote, over the top, and the
On [[March 1]], [[1945]] [[W47NV]] began operations in Nashville becoming the first [[FM radio]] station.
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The [[1998]] tornado struck the downtown area on [[April 16]] at around 3:30pm, causing serious damage and blowing out hundreds of windows from skyscrapers, raining shattered glass on the streets and closing the business district for nearly four days. Over 300 homes were damaged, and three cranes at the then-incomplete [[Tennessee Titans]] stadium were toppled. It was one of the most serious [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/surveys/nash_tor.htm urban tornados] on record in the U.S.
As the 21st century opened, another Nashvillian rose to national political prominence when [[ Dr. Bill Frist]], formerly a transplant surgeon at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, became [[United States Senate Majority Leader|majority leader]] of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]].
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