Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the union. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the War of 1812, in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role especially during the Battle of New Orleans.Brief History of Tennessee in the War of 1812 from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved April 30, 2006.

Geography

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Tennessee lies adjacent to 8 other states: Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina on the east; on the south by Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; and on the west by Arkansas and Missouri—which makes Tennessee tied with Missouri as the states with the most states touching them in the U.S. The state is trisected by the Tennessee River. The highest point in the state is the peak of Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025 m), which lies on Tennessee's eastern border. The geographical center of the state is located several miles east of Murfreesboro on Old Lascassas Pike and is marked by a roadside monument.

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Phil Jackson will coach Lakers next season
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:08:00 -0500
LOS ANGELES — Phil Jackson is returning to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season.
Palin resigning as Alaska governor
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:48:00 -0500
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. The former Republican vice presidential candidate hastily called a news conference Friday morning at her home in suburban Wasilla, giving such short notice that only a few reporters actually made it to the announcement. State troopers blocked late-arriving media outside her home, and her spokesman, Dave Murrow, finally emerged to confirm that Palin will step down July 26. He refused to give details about the governor's future plans. "Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to embrace the conventional Lame Duck status in this particular climate would just be another dose of politics as usual, something I campaigned against and will always oppose," Palin said in a statement released by her office. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic in Fairbanks at the end of the month, Murrow said.
Swimming keeps Titans' David Thornton flexible
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:14:00 -0500
Titans linebacker David Thornton credits his offseason pool workout for helping increase his conditioning and flexibility as he prepares for the start of another rigorous training camp later this month.
Rally in Nashville targets health-care costs
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:14:00 -0500
Michael Chapman carried a package of medical scrubs underneath his arm Thursday at a health-care demonstration held across the street from U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper's office.
Franklin's Mike Flynt recounts giving football the old college try
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:14:00 -0500
Franklin's Mike Flynt, 61, has written a book about finally playing his senior season of college football just two years ago and is negotiating for rights to a movie about his life.
Judge won't delay Trimble trial despite dispute over autopsy
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:14:00 -0500
A judge denied a postponement of the Marcia Trimble murder trial for the second time while attorneys argue over whether evidence from the autopsy examination should be put before the jury.



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