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In the early 1540's Hernando Desoto explored what is now Tennessee.
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In 1796 Tennessee become the 16 state.
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In 1838 the Cherokee Indians are forced to move west to indian territory.
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In 1861 Tennessee is voted to leave The Union and join the Confederacy.
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In 1877 Memphis is struck by yellow fever. Only few people stayed to help such as Sister Constance from the Sisters of St. Mary.
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In 1915 boll weevils destroy Tennessee's cotton crop helping start the Great Depression.
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In 1925 The Grand Ole Oprey makes country music famous and introduced fiddle player Uncle Jimmy Thompson.
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In 1951 Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston and Delta Cats tops the charts. It was known as the first rock and roll record and it was recored in Sun Studios.
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In 1966 Fisk University is founded. Johnetta B. Cole, W. E. B. Du Bois, Nikki Giovanni, and Ida B. Wells all went there.
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In 1987, Aretha Franklin becomes the first female preformer in Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
