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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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Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress, and in 2023, she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million.

Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). She drew attention in 1996 with her performances in the cult films, Freeway and Fear. Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in Cruel Intentions, and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. She gained wider recognition for playing Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for starring in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a career downturn, during which her sole box-office success was the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), Witherspoon made a comeback by producing and starring as Cheryl Strayed in the drama Wild (2014), which earned her a second Academy Award nomination. (Full article...)

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Lorraine Motel in 2022. The wreath marks King's approximate location at the time of his assassination.

Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights movement leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m. He was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience.

James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, at London's Heathrow Airport, extradited to the United States and charged with the crime. On March 10, 1969, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary. He later made many attempts to withdraw his guilty plea and to be tried by a jury, but was unsuccessful. Ray died in prison in 1998. (Full article...)

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Image 1Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 2Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 3Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 4Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 5Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 6Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 7Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 8Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (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 10The 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 11Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 12Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 13Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 14Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 15The 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 16Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 17A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 18Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 19The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 201861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of 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 22in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 23Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 24The 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 25Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 26The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 27The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 28Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 29The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 30The 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 31The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 32The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 33Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 34The 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 35Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 36John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 37Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 38Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 39Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 40The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 41The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 42Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 43Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 44The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 45A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 46A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 47Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 48Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 49The 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 50Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 51The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 52Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 53Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 54Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 56Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 57Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 58Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 59A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 60Map 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 61Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 62Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 63Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 64The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 65A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 66Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 67in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 68Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 69Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 70Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 71The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 72Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 73Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 74Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 75Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 76Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 77The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 78Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 79Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)

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... that the owner of a Tennessee TV station denied that he had named it after himself, telling a reporter, "I'm not that much of an egotist"?
... that the Ocoee salamander from Tennessee is named after the Cherokee word for Passiflora incarnata (passionflower)?
... that Gerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica of the Hermitage after watching The President's Lady?
... that Walter White was a member of the prosecution for the Scopes trial in 1925 despite not passing the bar until 1944?
... that the Pellissippi Parkway in East Tennessee takes its name from a Native American name that was applied to both the Clinch and Ohio Rivers?
... that in the 1960s Tennessee had a radio station named after the "Wonderful Gay Way"?

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