Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
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Elvis Presley graduated from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the United States.
The Battle of Fort Donelson ended, with nearly 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendering.
Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
