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Tennessee (/ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ ^ⓘ TEN-iss-EE, locally /ˈtɛnɪsi/ TEN-iss-ee), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.

Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its name derives from Tanasi (ᏔᎾᏏ), a Cherokee town in the eastern part of the state that existed before the first European American settlement. Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later the Southwest Territory, before its admission to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. It earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" early in its history due to a strong tradition of military service. A slave state until the American Civil War, Tennessee was politically divided, with most of its western and middle parts supporting the Confederacy, and most of the eastern region harboring pro-Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to officially secede from the Union and join the Confederacy, and the first former Confederate state readmitted to the Union after the war had ended during the lengthy Reconstruction era.

During the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from a predominantly agrarian society to a more diversified economy. This was aided in part by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the city of Oak Ridge, which was established during World War II to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities for the construction of the world's first atomic bombs. After the war, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory became a key center of scientific research. In 2016, the element tennessine was named for the state, largely in recognition of the roles played by Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee in its discovery. Tennessee has also played a major role in the development of many forms of popular music, including country, blues, rock and roll, soul, and gospel. (Full article...)

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The 2010 Food City 500 was held on March 21, 2010 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee as the fifth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. This race marked the last appearance of the rear wing on the Car of Tomorrow, with the spoiler returning the following race.

This race also was the first of three in Carl Edwards' probation following his altercation with Brad Keselowski at the previous race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, in which Keselowski went airborne, subsequently crashing on his side door. The race had 39 lead changes among 13 different leaders and 10 cautions. (Full article...)

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Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, beginning in 1954. Among his best-known songs are "Blue Suede Shoes", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby".

According to fellow musician Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed." Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson, and Eric Clapton, which further established his prominent place in the history of popular music. Paul McCartney said "If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles." (Full article...)

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Image 1The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 2Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 3Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 4Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 5A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 6Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 7The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 8Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 9Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 10Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 11Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 12Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 13The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 14Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 15John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 16Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)

Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Legend

Non-Hispanic White

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Black or African American

50–60%

(from Tennessee)

Image 18The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 19The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
Image 20Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 21Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 22Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 23Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 24Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 25The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 26The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 27Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 28Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 29Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 30Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 31Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 32Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 33A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 34A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 35The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 361861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 37Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 38Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 39Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 40The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 41Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 42Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 43A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 44Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 45The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 46in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 47Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 48The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 49The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 50Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 51Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 52The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
Image 53The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 54The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 55The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 56Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 57Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 58Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 59Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 60Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 61Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 62Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 63Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 64Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 65The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 66The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 67Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 68Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 69Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 70Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 71Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 72Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 73Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 74The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 75A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 76Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 77Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 78Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 79in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)

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... that a founder of a Tennessee radio station bought it back from the same group he had sold it to, who in turn had bought it back themselves?
... that community opposition to the routing of Interstate 40 through Memphis, Tennessee, led to a landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe?
... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that Mary Shadow, the first unmarried woman in the Tennessee House of Representatives, received fourteen marriage proposals after her election?
... that in 2015, GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, became one of the first evangelical megachurches to openly support full equality for LGBTQ people?
... that Perry County is the least densely populated county in Tennessee?

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