When Lincoln vetoed the bill, the Radicals retaliated by refusing to seat representatives elected from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee.

When the presidential election of 1856 approached, Johnson and supporters harbored a vague hope for the presidency, and he gave a speech to the Tennessee Democratic delegates reiterating his views ; some county conventions designated him a favorite son and the Nashville Union and American proposed his nomination.

When Tennessee seceded, though the vote did not win a majority in East Tennessee, Johnson was forced to flee from the state with armed security ; he was in fact the only Senator from the seceded states to continue participation in Congress.

When Polk arrived in Washington, D. C. he roomed in a boarding house with some other Tennessee representatives, including Benjamin Burch.

When the Civil War broke out and Tennessee seceded from the union in 1861, Driver knew or feared that the rebel government would attempt to destroy the locally famous Old Glory.

When the team was renamed the Titans, the club introduced a new logo: A circle with three stars, similar to that found on the flag of Tennessee containing a large " T " with a trail of flames similar to a comet.

When Bragg was defeated by Grant at Chattanooga on November 25, Longstreet was ordered to join forces with the Army of Tennessee in northern Georgia.

When the Cherokee government ceded all territory east of the Little Tennessee River to North Carolina in 1819, they withdrew from the Nation.

When eighth-graders at Whitwell Middle School in Tennessee were to learn about the murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust, one teacher had the idea of illustrating that mind-boggling number by collecting as many small and cheap objects — this was called the Paper Clips Project.

When asked about these crimes and others, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Bill Thompson downplayed the blazes saying, " I'm not going to say that Grundy County is any different than any other rural county.

When the entire route is complete, including the new extension of the U. S. 60 by-pass around Owensboro ( with which U. S. 231 is concurrent ), Rockport will have non-stop access to Nashville, Tennessee and points south via the William H. Natcher Parkway and Interstate 65.

When he left the home of his father, George Crossnore, Jacob moved from Stewart County, Tennessee, to what is now Benton County, Tennessee.

When the Chickamauga Dam was completed on the Tennessee River by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1940, much of the city was flooded, as portrayed in the 1960 movie Wild River.

When it was constructed, the Inn was located on a major stage coach route from Northeast Tennessee to Knoxville.

When Humphreys County was created in 1803, Reynoldsburg, located northwest of Waverly along the Tennessee River, was chosen as the county seat.

When Goodspeed published its History of Tennessee in 1887, the Union County section included a brief biography of Roy's grandfather, Coram Acuff ( 1846 – 1931 ), who represented Union County in the state legislature.

When the authorized persons met and adopted the title of the " Future Great " of the then Southwest, several of the earliest settlers had handed in their favorite names, among whom was Kindred Rose, who presented the winning name, " Springfield ," in honor of his former home town, Springfield, Robertson county, Tennessee.

* April 29 – When his tour stops in Memphis, Tennessee, Bruce Springsteen jumps the wall at Elvis Presley's mansion, " Graceland ", in an attempt to see his idol.

Recorded primarily at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1965 through 1968, these included " Soul Man ", " Hold On, I'm Comin ", " I Thank You ", " When Something is Wrong with My Baby ", " Wrap It Up ", and many other Southern Soul classics.

When the family reaches Indian Territory, they meet Mr. Edwards, who is extremely polite to Ma, but tells Laura and Mary that he is " a wildcat from Tennessee.

When the southern provinces of the newly formed kingdom seceded in 1830 ( Belgian Revolution ), the Dutch garrison in Maastricht remained loyal to the Dutch king, William I of the Netherlands, even when most of the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding area sided with the Belgian revolutionaries.

When Ecuador and Venezuela seceded from Gran Colombia, a " Republic of New Granada ", with its capital at Bogotá, lasted from 1831 to 1856.

When the state seceded, most Union County residents supported the Confederacy, and the majority of its

When Georgia seceded from the Union, hundreds of men and boys from Murray answered the call and went to fight for the Confederacy.

When Georgia seceded from the United States, George Walker Crawford, a native son of Columbia County, presided over the Secession Convention.

When the state of Georgia seceded from the Union in January 1861 during a legislative session held in Milledgeville, Baldwin County became a target for Union forces.

When Oaklyn seceded from the Township in 1905 there was an agreement made between Oaklyn Borough and Haddon Township that Oaklyn would still protect the District 3 section since they were much closer and the fire apparatus was horse drawn at the time.

When Bloomfield seceded in 1812, Glen Ridge was a section " on the hill " composed mostly of farms and woodlands with the exception of a thriving industrial area along the Toney's brook in the Glen.

When South Carolina seceded, they were the first called upon to defend Charleston.

When the Principality of Hutt River seceded, a bill of rights, a brief document outlining the rights of " Hutt River " citizens, was drafted.

When Mississippi seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy on January 9, 1861, Lamar said:

When Alabama seceded from the Union in January 1861, Semmes resigned from the United States Navy and sought an appointment in the fledgling Confederate States Navy.

When South Carolina seceded In December 1860, Major Robert Anderson, a pro-slavery, former slave-owner from Kentucky, remained loyal to the Union.

When Syria seceded from the union in 1961, the anthem was completely restored and has been used ever since.

When Mississippi seceded from the Union on January 9, 1861, near the beginning of the Civil War, the Bonnie Blue Flag ( a single white star on a blue field ) was raised over the capitol building in Jackson as a sign of independence.

When Maxwell died shortly thereafter, The News seceded from his publishing empire, which eventually splintered under questions about whether Maxwell had the financial backing to sustain it.

When Texas seceded, Smith, now a major, refused to surrender his command at Camp Colorado in what is now Coleman, Texas, to the Texas State forces under Col. Benjamin McCulloch and expressed his willingness to fight to hold it.

When, in 1935, the Zionist Organization failed to accept Jabotinsky's program, he and his followers seceded to form the New Zionist Organization.

When Solomon died, ten of the tribes seceded and their religious leaders built local worship sites ( 1 Kings 12: 31, 2 Kings 17: 29 – 32, and 2 Chronicles 13: 9 ).

When Texas seceded from the United States and joined the Confederacy, Ross joined the Confederate States Army.

When Aden in southern Yemen seceded in May 1994, al-Attas served as the Prime Minister of the secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen until the rebellion ended less than two months later.