Elvis Presley graduated from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The State of Tennessee Passes the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the United States.
Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
The Battle of Fort Donelson ended, with nearly 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendering.
Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.