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Hernando de Soto of Spain is the first explorer the Tennessee region.
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On June 1st 1796 Tennessee was admitted to the union. Tennessee is the 16th state.
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James K. Polk got elected eleventh president.
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A. W. Willis, is the first African American elected to the state legislature.
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Parks were established.
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The Grand Ole Opry is the first broadcast from Nashville. The Scopes trial take place.
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After week of having their leadership and intensity called into question by one of their own, the Giants' response was remarkably uninspired. And by the time it was over rather than fight...