Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
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Using gene therapy, eight babies suffering from 'bubble boy disease' were cured in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Battle of Fort Donelson ended, with nearly 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendering.
Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the United States.
