Tennessee and Whiskey Bourbon

Today is National Tennessee Day. We’ve talked about the Volunteer State, its roll in the Civil War, the strange laws that are still on their books. I wasn’t sure we could say much more about Tennessee in this, our 5th year to celebrate National Tennessee Day.

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It’s National Tennessee Day

Today we honor and celebrate all that is the great state of Tennessee. On June 1, 1796, Tennessee was admitted into the Union as the 16th state. On June 24, 1861, Tennessee became the 11th and last state to secede from that same Union at the start of the Civil War.

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Welcome to Tennessee

Today is National Tennessee Day. Tennessee, the Volunteer State. Theirs is a long and proud history of stepping forward to do the right thing. That is with the exception of the Civil War. Like most southern states, Tennessee was on wrong side of the moral compass.

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