July 9th – American Minute – World Wide Cholera Outbreak
Cholera, called the disease of the 19th century, spread by drinking unsanitary water.
The first truly global disease, cholera killed tens of millions in crowded cities in: England, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Hungary, China, Japan, Java, Korea, the Philippines, India, Bengal, Iran, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Arabia, and Africa.