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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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