1. In 1883, the first rolling mill in Chattanooga, Tennessee was established. The mill was instrumental in the city's growth and development as an industrial hub in the South.

2. In 1948, a U.S. Airforce C-47 plane crashed on top of Cumberland Mountain in eastern Tennessee. All eight passengers and crew members were killed in the crash, which is now the site of a memorial honoring those who lost their lives.

3. In 1977, the Norris Dam in eastern Tennessee was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was built in the 1930s as part of a larger effort to control floods and generate hydroelectric power in the Tennessee Valley.

4. In 1997, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill designating the tomato as the official state fruit. Despite being commonly known as a vegetable, the tomato is technically a fruit.

5. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the landmark case of Obergefell v. Hodges. The ruling had major implications for LGBTQ+ rights in Tennessee, where same-sex marriage was a contentious issue at the time.