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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 its western and middle parts supporting the Confederacy and the eastern region harboring pro-Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first readmitted to the Union after the war.

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 2007 Unforgiven was the 10th annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on September 16, 2007, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

The main match on the SmackDown! brand was The Undertaker versus Mark Henry, which Undertaker won by pinfall after executing a Last Ride. The predominant match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Randy Orton for the WWE Championship; Cena lost the match by disqualification but retained the title. The primary match on the ECW brand was CM Punk versus Elijah Burke for the ECW Championship, which Punk won after pinning Burke with a rolling cradle. The featured matches on the undercard included The Great Khali versus Batista versus Rey Mysterio Jr. in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship and Triple H versus Carlito in a match where Carlito could not be disqualified. (Full article...)

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The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. The Union's success also elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, and earned him the nickname of "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.

Following his capture of Fort Henry on February 6, Grant moved his army (later to become the Union's Army of the Tennessee) 12 miles (19 km) overland to Fort Donelson, from February 11 to 13, and conducted several small probing attacks. On February 14, Union gunboats under Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote attempted to reduce the fort with gunfire, but were forced to withdraw after sustaining heavy damage from the fort's water batteries. (Full article...)

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Image 1The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 2Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 3The 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 4Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 5Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 6The 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 7Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 8Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 9The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 10Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 11The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 12Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 131861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 14Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (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 16Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 17Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 18Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 19The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)

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

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50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Black or African American

50–60%

(from Tennessee)

Image 21The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 22Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 23The 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 24The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 25Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 26The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 27A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 28Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 29Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 30Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 31Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 32The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 33John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 34Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 35Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 36Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 37Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 38The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 39Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 40Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 41Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 42Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 43The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 44Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 45Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 46The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 47in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 48Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 49Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 50Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 51The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 52Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 53Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 54Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 55Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 56Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 57Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 58Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 59Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 60The 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 61Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 62The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 63Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 64Map 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 65Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 66The 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 67A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 68A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 69Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 70Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 71in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 72A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 73A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 74Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 75Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 76Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 77Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 78Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 79Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)

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... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that Interstate 81 in Tennessee was the site of a carjacking that culminated in the Lillelid murders in 1997?
... that soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history?
... that the August 2021 Tennessee floods were caused by more than 20 inches (510 mm) of rain falling in a 24-hour period?
... that Mister Rogers said that Mr. Chuck, the host of a children's show on the public TV station in Memphis, Tennessee, was "truly remarkable" and "achieving things I still struggle to achieve"?
... that TV stations in Nashville and in Memphis, Tennessee, both on channel 30, lost their Fox affiliations in 1990?

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