Tennessee is a state with a very rich history and vast resources. Not only is Tennessee home to mountain ranges, lakes and plateaus put it is also often credited as the birthplace of country music and several well known historical figures. Below we've listed ten interesting facts about the state of Tennessee.
Martin Luther King's nephew addressed hundreds gathered in Atlanta on Monday and said that the inauguration of the nation's first black president is a step toward realizing King's dream of racial equality, but there is still work to be done. Isaac Newton Farris, who is the president of The King...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
Riley B. King, popularly known as BB King was born on the 16th of September 1925 in the Mississippi Delta area, in the United States of America. He was born to sharecroppers Albert and Nora Ella. Although he was named after an uncle, his father call him BB, meaning ‘baby brother’, a joking reference...
Amber Dubois and Chelsea King's bodies were found last week and authorities believe that John Albert Gardner III may have raped and murdered both of the girls. John Albert Gardner III is a registered sex offender who lives in the San Diego area. Gardner is a suspect in other unsolved crimes in...
Last night people all over the world watched the 2011 Academy Awards while the winners were being announced. And no one was surprised that The King's Speech won best picture. Overall the awards were distributed evenly between several of the top movies including Inception, The Fighter and The...
Fantasy as a genre is often unfairly maligned. While there are plenty of authors who seem to be paid by the word and are only concerned with churning out volume, there are many authors producing fantastic works that transcend genre and often are even worthy of the word literature. While there were...
One of the most popular breeds in the United Kingdom, it is descended from the King Charles Spaniel and is named after King Charles II. It is said that the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was developed to recreate a breed that bears more resemblance to the original spaniels owned by King Charles...
A cop punches a woman in the face over jaywalking on a busy Seattle street. An indepth investigation is underway regarding an incident which occurred on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South at 3:10 p.m. on June 15, 2010. A yet to be identified police officer approached an 18 year old male...
In the wake of extremely controversial racial remarks being made by Dr. Laura Schlessinger, a Radio host, the intensity of the issue went on to make sure that she quit her show. Dr. Laura Schlessinger appeared on CNN in an interview with Larry King and spoke about the issue that led to her resignation...
