American Legion at the convention and later became known as Legionnaires' disease ("Legionellosis"). The bacterium that causes the illness was later named "Legionella". In 1988, after over 44 years of opposing U.S. Merchant seamen from receiving benefits under the G.I. Bill, they allowed Merchant seamen to join The American Legion. This followed Merchant seamen being granted limited veterans status by the United States Secretary of the Air Force on January 19, 1988. After a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision ("Texas v. Johnson"), The American Legion launched and funded an unsuccessful campaign to win a constitutional amendment against harming the flag of the
2018 American salmonella outbreak 2018 American salmonella outbreak The 2018 American salmonella outbreak was an American disaster in which over 250 people were sickened by chicken salad contaminated with salmonella. Other outbreaks were confirmed with turkey identified as the cause. The chicken salad was made by an Iowa-based food processing company Triple T Specialty Meats and distributed in Fareway supermarket. One person in Iowa died, and more than 90 others were hospitalized. At least 48 lawsuits have been filed against Triple-T and Fareway from outbreak victims. It was reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that since last November 164 people had