Hello Tennessee!
My husband and I have driven to Tennessee the past 2 years to visit our daughter and her family that live there. Due to travel restrictions...I didn't think I was going to Tennessee this year, but here we are!
On June 1, 1796, the State of Tennessee was the 16th to enter the union. In 1861 at the start of the American Civil War, Tennessee left the union to join the Confederacy. They were re-admitted after the war.
South Dakota Born
Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor was born on July 12, 1951 in Huron. Cheryl Ladd became a household name in the 1970's for her role as Kris Munroe in Charlie's Angels.
South Dakota Foods
At one time there were as many as 60 million bison roaming the Great Plains. By the time South Dakota became a state in 1889, bison were almost extinct due to hunting and disease. Bison have since been re-introduced to South Dakota in order to re-establish and expand the herds.
South Dakota Historical
Wounded Knee Massacre began on the morning of December 29, 1890. Due to the unrest from the murder of Chief Sitting Bull, the United States Army was sent to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to disarm and remove the Lakota. There are different versions of what happened next, but the cavalry (490 men) ended up shooting and killing over (mostly disarmed) 250 Lakota men, women and children.
South Carolina People
She is an American chemist, former USAF colonel and a retired astronaut who completed 2 Space Shuttle missions. Catherine Grace Coleman was born in Charleston on December 14, 1960.
South Carolina Colleges & Sports
Thomas Green Clemson passed away in 1888, leaving the bulk of his estate for the establishment of a college. Clemson University was founded in 1889. The first football team was started in 1896.
South Carolina Historical
Opening on February 2, 1736, The Dock Street Theatre was the first building (in America) built solely for theatrical performances. The building burned down in 1740 and was rebuilt as a hotel in 1809. The City of Charleston acquired the property in 1935, and restored the building back to a theatre.
