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2008 Isaac Hayes, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, of a stroke, at 65
2008 Eddy Arnold, dies in Tennessee, at 89 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 1997 NHL Nashville, Tennessee names Barry Trotz as its 1st coach 1997 16th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59 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 1996 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Georgia 83-65 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 1986 Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM 1984 3rd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: Southern California beats Tennessee 72-61 1983 Tennessee Williams, U.S. playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71 1982 Brad Renfro, born in Knoxville, Tennessee American actor, film and television 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 Memphis, Tennessee settles with striking police officers and firefighters 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 1977 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia, 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 Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak 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 Governor 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 Steve Searcy, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, William Steven Searcy, baseball player, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball teams from 1998 - 1992 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 Jim Cooper, born in Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, 2003 - 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, Lieutenant Commander 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 Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee 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 Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tennessee) 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 Willie Hall, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rocker, drummer, played with Isaac Hayes' The Movement, member of The Bo-Keys 1950 Linda Thompson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Hee Haw 1950 Ronnie McDowell, born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, country singer, King is Gone 1950 Cybill Shepherd, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Moonlighting, Last Picture Show 1949 Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 William M. Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-27, 41, 52 1949 Jim Bacchus, born in Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Florida 1991 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995 1949 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 1949 Michael Beck, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Hans Helms-Holocaust 1949 Bart Gordon, born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1985 - 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, born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, MD/astronaut, STS-51D, 40, SK:58 1947 Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops 1947 Jimmy Duncan, born in Lebanon, Tennessee, Representative-R-Tennessee 1988 - 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 University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Duane Allman, born in Nashville, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Allman Brothers 1946 2 killed and 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia, Tennessee 1946 Dolly Rebecca Parton, Sevierville, Tennessee, country singer, Dolly, 9 to 5 1945 Harold Ford, Sr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1975 - 1997 1945 Linda Carlson, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actress, Bev-Newhart, Katie-Kaz 1945 Robert Knight, born in Franklin, Tennessee, singer, rocker, debuted with the Paramounts, recorded hit, signature song, Everlasting Love 1945 Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie," premieres in New York City 1945 Bill Boner, born in East Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1979 - 1987 1944 Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie," premieres in Chicago 1944 John S. Tanner, born in Halls, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1989 - 1944 Rita Coolidge, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Higher and Higher, We're All Alone 1944 Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1944 Bert Greene, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, professional golfer, played for the Professional Golf Association Tour 1943 Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1943 Bob Clement, born in Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1988 - 2003 1942 Olivia Cole, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Roots, Szysznyk 1942 Isaac Hayes, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, Academy-Award winner 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, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1941 Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tennessee, bassist, Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin' the Dog 1941 Daniel Pinkwater, born in Memphis, Tennessee, author, children's books, critic, commentator, National Public Radio, Weekend Edition Saturday 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 David Price, born in Erwin, Tennessee, Representative-D-North Carolina 1987 - 1995 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 O. V. Wright, born in Leno, Tennessee, singer, sang gospel, considered southern soul artist, first pop recording, 'That's How Strong My Love Is' 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, born in Charlotte, Tennessee, NBAer, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 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 1937 Jon Hassell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, composer, played the trumpet, PhD in musicology, known for influencing world music scene with unique electronic manipulation of trumpet sounds 1936 Jim Sasser, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Senator-D-Tennessee, 1977 - 1995 1936 Major Owens, born in Collierville, Tennessee, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 2007 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 1934 William Vollie Alexander, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Arkansas 1969 - 1993 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 Bill Hefner, born in Elora, Tennessee, Representative-D-North Carolina 1975 - 1999 1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer 1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1929 Paul Burlison, born in Brownsville, Tennessee, guitarist, rockabilly, founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio, performed with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette 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 1926 Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1925 Howard Baker, born in Huntsville, Tennessee, Senator-R-Tennessee 1967 - 1985 1925 WSM-AM in Nashville, Tennessee begins radio transmissions 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, Sergeant 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 Bettie Page, born in Nashville, Tennessee, American fetish and pin-up model, 'Playboy' playmate 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 1920 Del Wood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, given name Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood, singer, pianist, recorded for Tennessee Records label, performed on the Grand Ole Opry 1919 Kitty Wells, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1919 Lindsey Nelson, Pulaski, Tennessee, sportscaster for the New York Mets 1919 John Duncan, Sr., born in Tennessee, Representative-R-Tennessee 1965 - 1988 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, born in Tennessee, best-selling, longest-running, country music singer, helped create Nashville sound 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 1917 Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 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 Ed Jones, born in Yorkville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1969 - 1989 1912 James Craig, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Devil and Daniel Webster, Cyclops 1911 Russ Hodges, born in 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 Estes Kefauver, born in Madisonville, Tennessee, Senator-D-Tennessee 1949 - 1963 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, born in Kingston, Tennessee, Representative-D-Texas 1913 - 1961, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957 1877 Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 56 1875 Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah, Tennessee, actress, Climax, Tall Story 1875 Andrew Johnson, 17th president, dies in Tennessee at 66 1870 Democratic governor elected in Tennessee 1870 White conservatives suppresed black vote and captured Tennessee legislature 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 General 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 Franklin, Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities 1864 Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee (Thomason's Station) 1864 Confederate assault on Johnsonville, Tennessee 1864 General-major Nathan Bedford Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee 1864 Confederate General 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 Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tennessee 1863 Battle of Ft. Sanders, Tennessee (Ft. Loudon), 8-900 casualities 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee 1863 Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mountain 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 General 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 Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties) 1862 Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid) 1862 General 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 General 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 General John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, Tennessee 1862 Grant's major assault on Ft. Donelson, Tennessee 1862 General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee 1862 Naval Engagement at Tennessee River - USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle 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, born in 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, Major General, Confederacy/Cavalry/Army of Tennessee 1821 Nathan Bedford Forrest, born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South 1801 David Glasgow Farragut, Tennessee, Vice Admiral Union Navy 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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