1. In 1806, Andrew Jackson killed Charles Dickinson in a duel in Dickson County, Tennessee. The dispute arose over a horse race and Dickinson had insulted Jackson's wife. Jackson allowed Dickinson to shoot first, knowing he was a skilled marksman, but miraculously Jackson was only wounded by the bullet. Jackson then took careful aim and shot Dickinson, killing him instantly.

2. On March 31, 1835, the Tennessee State Capitol building was dedicated in Nashville. Designed by architect William Strickland, the Greek Revival-style building features a prominent dome and a statue of the Roman goddess Libertas atop the cupola. The building remains one of the most iconic structures in Nashville and serves as the seat of government for the state of Tennessee.

3. In 1891, the first electric streetcar began operating in Memphis, Tennessee. The streetcars replaced the horse-drawn carriages that had been used since the early 1800s. The streetcar network expanded quickly, eventually serving 21 routes and carrying millions of passengers per year. The last streetcar ran in 1947, but some of the tracks and overhead wires remain visible in the downtown area today.

4. On March 31, 1943, the World War II Liberty Ship SS James Eagan Lane was launched from the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland. The ship was named for James Eagan Lane, a Tennessee native and recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Battle of Okinawa. Lane was killed in action in 1945 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

5. In 2014, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a controversial law allowing the use of the electric chair as a means of execution if lethal injection drugs were not available. The law was passed in response to a shortage of lethal injection drugs caused by manufacturers refusing to sell them to states for use in executions. The electric chair had not been used in Tennessee since 2007 and had been deemed unconstitutional in other states due to concerns about cruel and unusual punishment.