1. On March 10, 1821, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law that established the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company, which later became the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, one of the oldest railroads in the United States.

2. On March 10, 1870, Tennessee Governor Dewitt Senter signed the bill officially granting women the right to practice law in the state. This made Tennessee the first state in the nation to grant women the right to practice law.

3. On March 10, 1925, Tennessee Governor Austin Peay signed the Butler Act, a law that prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools. This law would later be challenged in the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925.

4. On March 10, 1957, Effie Lou Bittick became the first woman in Tennessee to hold a pilot’s license. Bittick was a member of the Civil Air Patrol and had logged more than 500 hours of flying time before obtaining her license.

5. On March 10, 1980, Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander signed the Tennessee Education Improvement Act, a landmark education reform law that introduced a statewide testing program and provided funding for teacher training and early childhood education. The law was considered one of the most comprehensive and successful education reform efforts in the nation.