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250 Years · 50 States · One Historic Milestone
Tennessee was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Settlement of the...
Read more →Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815 made him a national...
Read more →The Battle of Shiloh, fought in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, was one of the blood...
Read more →The Grand Ole Opry radio program began broadcasting from Nashville, Tennessee, in 1925, pr...
Read more →The establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 brought federal investment in...
Read more →Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was established as a secret city during World War II to enrich urani...
Read more →In 1954, a young Elvis Presley walked into Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded...
Read more →In February 1960, students from Nashville's Black colleges launched a disciplined and high...
Read more →On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Mem...
Read more →Today, Tennessee is home to a thriving music industry centered in Nashville, a growing aut...
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