2000 Super Bowl XXXIV, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans 23-16
1997 Fenton Robinson, U.S. blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62
1997 Shelly Moore, 18, of Tennessee, crowned 15th Miss Teen USA
1996 Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams, dies at 86
1996 Andrea Leah Plummer, of Tennessee, crowned 39th America's Junior Miss
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Memphis Tennessee on WMFS 92.9 FM
1995 Eastern Tennessee begins using new area code 423
1995 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: University of Ct Huskies beats Tennessee 70-64
1993 "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 9 performances
1993 "Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 9 performances
1992 Country singer Lee Greenwood weds Miss Tennessee 1989 (Kimberly Payne)
1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer, dies of liver disease at 72
1991 Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72
1991 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67
1991 20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee
1990 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tennessee I-75, due to fog
1989 8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn 76-60
1988 USS Tennessee, 1st sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned
1987 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44
1983 Tennessee Williams, writer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71
1983 Tennessee Williams, U.S. playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71
1982 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee opens
1982 Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville Tennessee
1981 Alecia Ingram, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics
1979 Ashley Whitney, born in Nashville, Tennessee, 800m freestyle relay 1996 Olympics
1978 Shelly Moore, Miss Teen USA, Tennessee, 1997
1978 Cindy Parlow, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer forward 1996 Olympics
1978 Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1996
1978 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly, Tennessee
1976 Carey Tally, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville, Tennessee
1974 R A Dickey, born in Nashville, Tennessee, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1974 Dennis Stallings, linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers
1974 Joey Kent, wide receiver for the Tennessee Oilers
1974 Terry Killens, linebacker, Tennessee Oilers
1974 Derrick Mason, wide receiver for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game
1973 Jon Runyan, tackle for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Alison "Ali" Malyn Shumate, Union City Tennessee, Miss America-Tenn 1996
1973 Kenny Holmes, defensive end for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Armon Williams, safety/linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 James McKeehan, tight end for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Rayna Stewart, safety/cornerback for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle, New York Jets, Tennessee Oilers
1973 Rodney Thomas, running back for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Denard Walker, cornerback for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Chris Woodruff, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, tennis star, 1993 NCAA Division I
1972 Jeni Stephens, Memphis Tennessee, Miss America-Tennessee 1997
1972 Mike Archie, running back for the Tennessee Oilers
1972 Michael Roan, NFL tight end/halfback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1972 Arthur Reid, born in Nashville, Tennessee, pairs skater, & Jennifer Darst
1972 Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver, Tennessee/Houston Oilers
1972 Wendy Kaye, born in Memphis, Tennessee, playmate, July, 1991
1972 Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings," premieres in New York City
1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast
1971 Nikki McCray, Collierville Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Frank Wycheck, NFL tight end, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1971 Dean Panaro, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, diver 1996 Olympics
1971 Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1971 National Guard mobilizes to quell riot in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1971 James Roberson, defensive end for the Tennessee Oilers
1971 Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210
1971 Bev Oden, born in Millington, Tennessee, volleyball middle blocker, 1996 Olympics
1971 Becca Lee, Tennessee, Miss USA, Tenn-3rd-1996
1970 Lemanski Hall, NFL linebacker, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1970 William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1970 WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1969 Barron Wortham, NFL linebacker, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1969 David Weathers, Lawrencburg, Tennessee, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees
1969 Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1969 Steve Jackson, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1968 Darryll Lewis, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1968 Lonnie Marts, NFL linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Oilers
1968 Jennifer Azzi, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast
1968 Kevin Donnalley, NFL guard and tackle, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1968 Mike Milchin, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
1968 Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, daughter of Elvis
1967 Charles Christopher Rymer, Cleveland, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1995 Shell-3rd
1967 Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers
1967 Race riots in Memphis, Tennessee
1967 Tennessee Gov Ellington repeals "Monkey Law," upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial
1967 WSJK TV channel 2 in Sneedville/Knoxville, Tennessee (PBS) 1st broadcast
1967 Mark Stepnoski, NFL center, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1966 Greg McMichael, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1966 Daniel J Schneider, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Dennis-Head of the Class
1965 Erik Norgard, NFL center/guard, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1965 Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1965 Steve Finley, Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres
1965 Steve Finley, born in Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres
1965 Dana Brown, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Miss Tennessee - America, 1991-3rd
1964 Sheila Echols, born in Memphis, Tennessee, 4x100m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1964 Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers
1964 Jennifer McCarters, born in Sevierville, Tennessee, singer, McCarters-The Gift
1963 "Tennessee Tuxedo," cartoon debuts on CBS-TV
1963 Tennessee Williams' "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," premieres
1962 WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Al Del Greco, NFL kicker for the Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1962 Ben Testerman, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, tennis star
1961 Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City
1961 Phyllis Hines, born in Nashville, Tennessee, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1961 Bruce Matthews, center/guard for the Tennessee Oilers
1961 Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1960 Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee
1959 Rachel Dennison, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actress, Doralee Rhodes-9 to 5
1959 Lorrie Morgan, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Out of Your Shoes
1959 Trisha Yearwood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, She's in Love With the Boy
1959 Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth," premieres in New York City
1958 Wayne Dickert, Chattanooga, Tennessee, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96
1958 Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
1958 Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers
1958 Cindy Nixon, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel
1958 Chuck Wagner, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Automan
1958 WTVC TV channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100
1957 Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in New York City
1957 Park Overall, born in Tennessee, actress, Laverne-Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning
1957 Doris King, born in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel
1956 June Forester, Chattanooga, Tennessee, country singer, Forester Sister-Men
1956 Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee
1956 WBIR TV channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting
1956 WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 Charly McClain, born in Jackson, Tennessee, country singer, Radio Heart
1956 Mark Collie, Waynesboro, Tennessee, country singer, Another Old Soldier
1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 Carlene Carter, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, I Fell in Love
1955 Jimmy Lowe, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Pirates of Ms-Fred Jake
1955 Andrew Stevens, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury
1955 Rosanne Cash, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder
1955 Robert Feld, born in Nashville, Tennessee, National Scrabble Champion 1990
1955 Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof)
1955 Dean Dillon, born in Lake City, Tennessee, country singer, Chair
1955 Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens for 694 performances
1955 WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 Gail Stanton Memphis, Tennessee, playmate, Jun, 1978
1954 Rick Honeycutt, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1954 Ava Barber, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, country singer, Lawrence Welk Show
1954 David Keith, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actor, Back Roads, Firestarter
1954 WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WSIX TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 Michael Baker, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 43, 52, 68, 81
1953 WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 Deborah Allen, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Jim Stafford Show
1953 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 Steve Duncan, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited
1953 Billy Burnette, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac
1953 Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City
1953 Sharon Wyatt, Lebanon Tennessee, actress, Tiffany-General Hospital
1952 Annie Potts, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actress, Mary Jo-Designing Women
1952 Michael Jeter, born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, actor, Fisher King
1952 Mac Cone, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian equestrian jumper 1996 Olympics
1952 Larry Riley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing
1952 Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths
1952 University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student
1951 Tennessee Williams' "Rose Tattoo," premieres in New York City
1951 Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star
1951 Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star
1950 Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops
1950 WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1950 Linda Thompson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Hee Haw
1950 Ronnie McDowell, born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, country singer, King is Gone
1949 Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List
1949 William M Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 27, 41, 52
1949 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
1949 Michael Beck, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Hans Helms-Holocaust
1948 WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 Kathy Bates, born in Memphis, Tennessee, academy award winning actress, Misery
1948 Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener and Tennessee Williams
1948 William Sanderson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner
1947 Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in New York City
1947 Margaret Rhea Seddon, Murfreesboro Tennessee, MD/astro, STS 51D, 40, SK:58
1947 Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops
1947 Sondra Locke, Shelbyville Tennessee, actress, Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1947 Jeannie Wilson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Simon and Simon, Stir Crazy
1946 Duane Allman, born in Nashville, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Allman Brothers
1946 Dolly Rebecca Parton, Sevierville, Tennessee, country singer, Dolly, 9 to 5
1945 Linda Carlson, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actress, Bev-Newhart, Katie-Kaz
1945 Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie," premieres in New York City
1944 Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie," premieres in Chicago
1944 Rita Coolidge, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Higher and Higher, We're All Alone
1943 Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association
1942 Olivia Cole, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Roots, Szysznyk
1942 Isaac Hayes, Covington, Tennessee, composer, Shaft
1942 T G Sheppard, [William Browder], Humbolt, Tennessee, singer, Devil in Bottle
1942 Aretha Franklin, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Respect
1941 Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock vocalist, Earth, Wind and Fire-Spirit
1941 Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tennessee, bassist, Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin' the Dog
1941 Steve Cropper, Tennessee, guitarist/songwriter, Booker T and MGs
1941 Joe Bauer, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Youngbloods
1941 Christopher Jones, Jackson, Tennessee, actor, Wild in the Streets
1941 Bobby Hebb, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer and songwriter, Sunny
1941 1st U.S. commercial FM radio station goes on the air, Nashville, Tennessee
1941 C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas
1940 Fred Cash, Chattanooga, Tennessee, rocker, Impressions
1940 Roger K Crouch, Jamestown Tennessee, astronauts, STS 83, 94
1940 Wilma Rudolph, born in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee, runner, Olympic-3 gold-1960
1940 Julian Bond, born in Nashville, Tennessee, D-Ga, civil rights leader
1939 Sam Gooden, Chattanooga Tennessee, rock vocalist, Impressions-Gypsy Woman
1939 George Hamilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Love at 1st Bite, Where the Boys Are
1939 Dixie Carter, Tennessee, actress, Designing Women, Edge of Night
1938 Oscar Robertson, Charlotte Tennessee, NBAer, Oly-gold-60
1938 Louis Krebs Graham, born in Nashville, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1975 U.S. Open
1937 Morgan Freeman, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Driving Mrs. Daisy, Glory
1936 Lane Smith, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Perry White-Lois and Clark
1935 Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers
1935 John Palmer, Kingsport Tennessee, news anchor, NBC Weekend News
1934 Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days
1934 Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This
1934 Claude Jarman, Jr., born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Rio Grande, Inside Straight
1934 John S Bull, Memphis Tennessee, astronaut
1933 Barbara Carson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Comedy Tonight, Carter Country
1933 Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams
1932 Dottie West, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Here Comes My Baby
1932 Carl Perkins, born in Jackson, Tennessee, singer and songwriter, Blue Suede Shoes
1931 Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1930 113 degrees F (45 degrees C) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record)
1930 Polly Bergen, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actress, Rhoda-Winds of War, Baby Talk
1930 Doug Atkins, Humbolt, Tennessee, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bears, Saints
1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer
1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, R&B singer, My Song
1928 James Brown, born in Pulaski, Tennessee, soul singer, Hot Pants, Living in America
1928 Howard Caine, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Californians
1928 Howard Caine, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Brushfire
1927 Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], Claremont, Oklahoma, singer, Tennessee Waltz
1927 Anita Kerr, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1927 Carl Smith, born in Maynardville, Tennessee, country singer, Grand Ole Opry
1926 Jerome Courtland, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actor, Tonka, Tharus
1925 Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tennessee High School, fined $100 and costs
1925 John T. Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee
1925 Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution
1925 Tennessee makes it unlawful to teach evolution
1924 Chet Atkins, born in Luttrell, Tennessee, guitarist, Me and My Guitar
1923 Frank Sutton, Clarksville Tennessee, actor, Sgt Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC
1923 John Compton, born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, actor, Shannon-D.A.'s Man
1923 Betty Page, born in Kingsport, Tennessee, playmate, Jan, 1955, /model, Dark Angel
1923 WMC-AM in Memphis Tennessee begins radio transmissions
1921 Redd Stewart, Ashland City, Tennessee, guitarist/pianist, Pee Wee King Show
1920 Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right
1919 Kitty Wells, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Grand Ole Opry
1919 Lindsey Nelson, Pulaski, Tennessee, sportscaster for the New York Mets
1919 Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol, Tennessee, country vocalist/actor, pea picker
1918 101 killed and 171 injured in worst U.S. train wreck, Nashville, Tennessee
1918 Eddy Arnold, Henderson, Tennessee, country singer, Cattle Call, Anytime
1917 -32 degrees F (-36 degrees C) in Mountain City, Tennessee (state record)
1917 Dinah Shore, born in Winchester, Tennessee, singer, See the USA in a Chevrolet
1916 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee
1914 Brownie McGhee, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, blues guitarist
1914 Archie Campbell, Bullsgap Tennessee, comedian, Hee Haw
1914 Lester Raymond Flatt, born in Tennessee, bluegrass, Earl-Ballad of Jed Clampett
1914 Snooky Lanson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee
1913 James Westerfield, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Jungle Heat, Lucky Johnny
1913 Marjorie Weaver, born in Crossville, Tennessee, actress, Young Mr. Lincoln
1912 Minnie Pearl, Tennessee, Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw
1912 Tennessee University opened as Tennessee A and L State College
1912 James Craig, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Devil and Daniel Webster, Cyclops
1911 Russ Hodges, Dayton, Tennessee, sportscaster, Wednesday Night Fights
1911 Tennessee Williams, born in Columbus, Mississippi, playwright, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1909 Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams
1908 Grady Sutton, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, actor, Pruitts of South Hampton
1903 Roy Acuff, born in Maynardville, Tennessee, country musician, Hee Haw
1903 Lowell Peters, born in Cleveland Tennessee, vocalist, Southernaires
1902 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record)
1902 Ruby Dandridge, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress in Father of the Bride
1900 Jobyna Ralston, South Pittsburgh, Tennessee, actress, For Heaven's Sake
1900 John T Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution
1895 Cullen Landis, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Soul of the Beast
1886 George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon
1884 Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people
1882 Samuel Rayburn, Tennessee, Rep-D-Tx, speaker of the House, 1940-57
1875 Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah, Tennessee, actress, Climax, Tall Story
1875 Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66
1870 Democratic governor elected in Tennessee
1869 Tennessee Governor W. C. Brownlow declares martial law in Ku Klux Klan crisis
1866 Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union
1866 Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment, guaranteeing civil rights
1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
1865 Confederate Gen J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham North Carolina
1865 Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery
1864 Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee to Saltville, VA
1864 Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee (Thomason's Station)
1864 Confederate assault on Johnsonville, Tennessee
1864 Gen-major Nathan B. Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee
1864 Confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tennessee
1864 Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee
1864 Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta) Tennessee
1864 Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee
1863 Skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign)
1863 Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee (Ft. Loudon), 8-900 casualities
1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
1863 Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee
1863 Battle of Chattanooga and Orchard Knob, Tennessee begins
1863 Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee
1863 Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties)
1863 Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee
1863 Skirmish at Blue Springs, Tennessee (166 casualties)
1863 Civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga Tennessee, ends
1863 Federal troops reconquer the Cumperland Gap, Tennessee
1863 Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee
1863 Skirmish at Smithburg, Tennessee
1863 Tullahoma campaign, Tennessee
1863 R Grierson's: La Grange, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1863 Rebel Gen Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tennessee
1863 Skirmish at Brentwood Tennessee
1863 Battle of Thompson's Station, Tennessee
1863 Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee
1862 Battle of Stone's River, Tennessee (Stone River, Monfreesboro)
1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1862 Skirmish at Parker Cross Roads, Tennessee
1862 Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid)
1862 Gen U.S. Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee
1862 Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee
1862 Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg
1862 Confederate troops reconquer Cumperland Gap, Tennessee
1862 Skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Tennessee
1862 Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee
1862 R John Hunt Morgan:Cynthiana, Kentucky CS24 US17 Skirmish at Columbia, Tennessee
1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Forrest's Raid) US895 CS150
1862 Confederates evacuate Ft. Pillow, Tennessee
1862 Battle of Plum Run Bend, Tennessee (Plum Point Bend)
1862 Battle of Ft. Pillow Tennessee
1862 Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, Island #10 falls
1862 Battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee
1862 Gen John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, Tennessee
1862 Grant's major assault on Ft. Donelson, Tennessee
1862 Gen Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee
1862 BBT Ft. Henry, Tennessee by USS Lexington
1861 War Department decrees the KA and Tennessee are to be canvassed for volunteers
1861 Tennessee becomes 11th (& last) state to secede from US
1861 People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union
1861 Arkansas and Tennessee becomes 9th and 10th state to secede from US
1861 Tennessee votes against secession
1857 Edward Emerson Barnard, Tennessee, astronomer, Jupiter's 5th satellite
1849 James Knox Polk, 11th President (1845-1849), dies in Nashville, Tennessee at 53
1838 Tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol
1836 Joseph Wheeler II, Maj Gen, Confederacy/Cavalry/Army of Tennessee
1801 David Glasgow Farragut, Tennessee, Vice Admiral Union Navy, died in 1870
1797 1st U.S. senator, William Blount of Tennessee, expelled by impeachment
1796 Tennessee admitted as 16th U.S. state
1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it
1760 Ft. Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians
1745 John Sevier, Tennessee, indian fighter, Gov/Rep-Tn
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