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June 1, 1796
Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
Tennessee
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million.
June 1
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 213 days remain until the end of the year.