History Of Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state, one of the 50 states of the United States. It was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
Read more about History Of Tennessee: Prehistory, Protohistory, Admission To The Union, Antebellum Years, Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow, Centennial, Alvin C. York, Women's Rights, Scopes Trial, Country Music Birthplace, The Great Depression and TVA, World War II and Progress, Civil Rights Movement and King Assassination, Bicentennial, 21st Century
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