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March 5 – Tennessee's first case of COVID-19 is confirmed in Williamson County, marking the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee. 2023 March 27 – A mass shooting occurs at a private Presbyterian Church in America parochial school in Nashville, Tennessee , killing three children, three adults, and the perpetrator.
Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee. In the 16th century, three Spanish expeditions passed through what is now Tennessee. [12] The Hernando de Soto expedition entered the Tennessee Valley via the Nolichucky River in June 1540, rested for several weeks at the village of Chiaha (near the modern Douglas Dam), and proceeded southward to the Coosa chiefdom in northern ...
The Tennessee Historical Society is a historical society for the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was established in 1849. [ 1 ] Its founding president from 1849 to 1856 was Nathaniel Cross , a Princeton -educated professor of Ancient Languages at the University of Nashville .
1843 – Nashville becomes capital of Tennessee. [7] 1844 – Tennessee School for the Blind [14] and Mechanics Institute and Library Association established. [12] 1845 – Protestant Orphan Asylum established. [5] 1847 – St. Mary's Cathedral built. [5] 1849 – Merchants' Library and Reading Room [8] and Tennessee Historical Society founded ...
"Memphis History: A Chronology". Memphis Public Library. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. "Memphis Chronology". City of Memphis. "Memphis". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. University of Tennessee Press. Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Memphis, TN, various dates; Tennessee State Library and Archives.
West Tennessee Historical Society This page was last edited on 11 October 2023, at 20:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
Here's a look back at the key events of the last few years leading up to this moment in TSU history. ... Tennessee State: Timeline of events that led to leadership change. Show comments.
Each of Tennessee's 95 counties has at least one listing. The Tennessee Historical Commission, which manages the state's participation in the National Register program, reports that 80 percent of the state's area has been surveyed for historic buildings. Surveys for archaeological sites have been less extensive; coverage is estimated less than ...