A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Memphis, Tennessee"
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1862 American Civil War: ConfederateConfederate States of America The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA [i] ...
troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi RiverMississippi River The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe [i] word misi-ziibi meaning 'grea ...
, leaving the way clear for UnionUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.
1862 American Civil War: Battle of Memphis - UnionUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
forces capture Memphis, Tennessee from the ConfederatesConfederate States of America The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA [i] ...
1954 In Memphis, Tennessee, WHBQ becomes the first radioRadio Radio is the wireless transmission of signals [i], by modulation [i] of electromagnetic waves [i] ...
station to air an Elvis PresleyElvis Presley Elvis Presley (born Elvis Aaron Presley in 1935) was an American musician and actor....
record
1968Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American [i] political activist, the most famous leader of ...
is assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Riots erupt in major American cities for several days afterward.
1969 In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl RayJames Earl Ray James Earl Ray was the confessed assassin [i] of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [i], sh ...
pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. Ray will later retract his guilty plea.
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