1. In 1836, Davy Crockett, former U.S. Congressman and famous frontiersman, died at the Battle of the Alamo in Texas. Crockett had previously served as a Colonel in the Tennessee militia and represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives.
2. On March 5, 1868, the Tennessee General Assembly voted to ratify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.
3. In 1933, a devastating tornado outbreak struck Tennessee and other parts of the southern United States, killing over 200 people and causing widespread damage. The tornadoes were part of a larger outbreak that affected several states across the region.
4. On March 5, 1963, country music legend Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. Cline was one of the most popular and influential female vocalists in country music history, and her tragic death at the age of 30 shocked fans around the world.
5. In 2016, the Tennessee Titans football team traded the number one overall pick in the NFL Draft to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for several other draft picks. The Titans used their newfound draft capital to rebuild their roster and eventually made the playoffs in 2017.
5 Fun Facts About March 5 In Tennessee History
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