Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America.
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The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the United States.
The State of Tennessee Passes the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Battle of Fort Donelson ended, with nearly 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendering.
Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
