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1916 – Nashville Housewives League organized. [20] 1918 July 9: Great Train Wreck of 1918. 1918 influenza epidemic. [31] 1920 – Population: 118,342. [11] 1922 - Nashville's first radio station, WDAA, signs on [32] 1925 War Memorial Auditorium dedicated. [33] WSM radio and its Grand Ole Opry begin broadcasting. [34] Belcourt Theatre built. [23]
More than 30 years after receiving its charter, Nashville was selected as the permanent capital of Tennessee on October 7, 1843. Several towns across Tennessee were nominated; all received votes, but Nashville and Charlotte were the top contenders. Nashville won by only one vote.
Nashville is home to more than 300 health care companies, including Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the world's largest private operator of hospitals. [167] [168] As of 2012, it was estimated the health care industry contributes US$30 billion per year and 200,000 jobs to the Nashville-area economy. [169]
The system as a whole, however, is much older than that. Over 50 years ago, Metro Nashville's first Mayor, Beverly Briley, foresaw a growing need for cleaner, cost-effective, space-saving energy ...
The Nashville Zoo over the years: Take a walk through the history of Grassmere ... County that makes up the new Nashville Zoo March 15, 1991. More than 300 animals will greet visitors for a sneak ...
The most recent estimates for 2023 have the population of Nashville edging back up to 687,788, still several thousand fewer people than at the start of the decade. Nashville's Covid-era population ...
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The Tennessee State Museum is a large museum in Nashville depicting the history of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The current facility opened on October 4, 2018, at the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Jefferson Street at the foot of Capitol Hill by the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The 137,000-square-foot building includes a Tennessee ...