Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
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Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the United States.
Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
Using gene therapy, eight babies suffering from 'bubble boy disease' were cured in Memphis, Tennessee.
Elvis Presley graduated from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
