The first American soldiers arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
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The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
