On April 11, 1829, Sam Houston and his bride of eleven weeks, Eliza Allen, abruptly ended their marriage. Neither would speak publicly of the [...]
“Today is not Friday the thirteenth,” read the August 8, 1941 issue of Clarksville’s Leaf-Chronicle, “but Friday the ‘eighth of August’ which is almost [...]
Hernando de Soto and his private army emerged from the dense forest of the Blue Ridge at the end of May in 1540, and [...]
The Tennessee Historical Society’s collections originated in 1818 when artist Ralph E.W. Earl founded the Nashville Museum. The museum exhibited oddities like the 14’ [...]
In January 1815, shortly after leading the defeat of Lieutenant General Sir Edward Pakenham and British forces at New Orleans in the War of [...]
“No social event in recent years has excited public interest to so intense a pitch as the wedding of Miss Kate Thompson to Mr. [...]
In the beginning of the 19th century, Santa Claus was depicted as a stern disciplinarian, often holding a switch. He wrote letters warning children [...]
Little Elsie was not alone in her request. She was among a number of black girls from across Tennessee who wrote to the African [...]
“I just don’t want to lose, so I go all out every game to prevent it.” Nera White, arguably the greatest basketball player from [...]
From Dolly Parton’s “My Tennessee Mountain Home” to Johnny Cash’s “You and Tennessee”, the Volunteer State has had a special place in country music, [...]
