SettingsHistory of Memphis, Tennessee
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
The 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak which affected the Southern United States and the lower Ohio Valley on February 5 and 6, 2008.
The 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak which affected the Southern United States and the lower Ohio Valley on February 5 and 6, 2008.
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent American leader of the African-American civil rights movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, ...
Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent American leader of the African-American civil rights movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, ...
Battle of Memphis
The First Battle of Memphis was a naval battle fought on the Mississippi River immediately above the city of Memphis on June 6, 1862, during the American Civil War.
The First Battle of Memphis was a naval battle fought on the Mississippi River immediately above the city of Memphis on June 6, 1862, during the American Civil War.
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe, 401 U.S. 402, is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that established the basic legal framework for judicial review of the action...
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe, 401 U.S. 402, is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that established the basic legal framework for judicial review of the action...
FedEx Express Flight 647
FedEx Express (FedEx) Flight 647 was a flight between Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland, California and Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee that crash...
FedEx Express (FedEx) Flight 647 was a flight between Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland, California and Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee that crash...
Fort Assumption
Fort Assumption (or Fort De L'Assomption) was a French fortification constructed in 1739 on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff on the Mississippi River at present day Memphis, Tennessee.
Fort Assumption (or Fort De L'Assomption) was a French fortification constructed in 1739 on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff on the Mississippi River at present day Memphis, Tennessee.
Fort Prudhomme
Fort Prudhomme, or Prud'homme, was a simple stockade fortification, constructed on one of the Chickasaw Bluffs of the Mississippi River in West Tennessee by Cavelier de La Salle's French c...
Fort Prudhomme, or Prud'homme, was a simple stockade fortification, constructed on one of the Chickasaw Bluffs of the Mississippi River in West Tennessee by Cavelier de La Salle's French c...
George E. Waring, Jr.
George E. Waring, Jr. (1833 – 1898) was an American sanitary engineer and civic reformer.
George E. Waring, Jr. (1833 – 1898) was an American sanitary engineer and civic reformer.
Goldsmith's
Goldsmith's was a department store founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1870 by German immigrant brothers Jacob and Isaac Goldsmith.
Goldsmith's was a department store founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1870 by German immigrant brothers Jacob and Isaac Goldsmith.
History of Memphis, Tennessee
The area around Memphis, Tennessee, was first settled by the Mississippian Culture and then by the Chickasaw Indian tribe.
The area around Memphis, Tennessee, was first settled by the Mississippian Culture and then by the Chickasaw Indian tribe.
Keedoozle
Keedoozle was the first fully automated grocery store, a vending machine concept developed by Clarence Saunders in 1937.
Keedoozle was the first fully automated grocery store, a vending machine concept developed by Clarence Saunders in 1937.
Lambert Estes Gwinn
Lambert Estes Gwinn (February 19, 1884–December 4, 1958) was a Tennessee educator, politician, and attorney.
Lambert Estes Gwinn (February 19, 1884–December 4, 1958) was a Tennessee educator, politician, and attorney.
Lynching of Ell Persons
Ell Persons was an African American man who was lynched on 22 May 1917, after he was accused of having raped and murdered a 16-year-old white girl, Antoinette Rappel, in Memphis, Tennessee, Unit...
Ell Persons was an African American man who was lynched on 22 May 1917, after he was accused of having raped and murdered a 16-year-old white girl, Antoinette Rappel, in Memphis, Tennessee, Unit...
M.E. Norman
M.E. Norman was a -long sternwheel steamboat operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
M.E. Norman was a -long sternwheel steamboat operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Memphis Defense Depot
The Memphis Defense Depot was a former United States Army supply depot located in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Memphis Defense Depot was a former United States Army supply depot located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis Riots of 1866
The Memphis Riots of 1866 refers to the violent events that occurred from May 1 to 3 in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Memphis Riots of 1866 refers to the violent events that occurred from May 1 to 3 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis Sanitation Strike
The Memphis Sanitation Strike began on February 11, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee.
The Memphis Sanitation Strike began on February 11, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee.
Memphis Summer Storm of 2003
The Memphis Summer Storm of 2003 was a severe derecho event that impacted parts of the Southern United States, particularly southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi, including the Memphis...
The Memphis Summer Storm of 2003 was a severe derecho event that impacted parts of the Southern United States, particularly southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi, including the Memphis...
Murdock v. City of Memphis
Murdock v. Memphis, 87 U.S. 590, is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court.
Murdock v. Memphis, 87 U.S. 590, is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court.
Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly is a supermarket chain operating in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States, run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Piggly Wiggly is a supermarket chain operating in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States, run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Robert R. Church, Sr.
Robert Reed Church, Sr. (1839-1912) was one of America's most profound “rags to riches“ stories.
Robert Reed Church, Sr. (1839-1912) was one of America's most profound “rags to riches“ stories.
Tennessee Children's Home Society
Tennessee Children's Home Society was an orphanage operated in the state of Tennessee during the first half of the twentieth century, and is most often associated with its Memphis branch operato...
Tennessee Children's Home Society was an orphanage operated in the state of Tennessee during the first half of the twentieth century, and is most often associated with its Memphis branch operato...
Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis
The Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Vancouver Grizzlies to move the team from the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, to...
The Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Vancouver Grizzlies to move the team from the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, to...