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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
Timeline of Events
1862
6.4.1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
1934
11.6.1934
Memphis, Tennessee becomes the first major city to join the Tennessee Valley Authority.
1968
4.4.1968
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
1969
3.10.1969
In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his guilty plea.