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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 Tennessean is planning to publish a hardcover book, “Nashville Memories: A Pictorial History of the Early Years”, which will be available before Christmas.
The Nashville Zoo has been a staple in the region for the past three decades, welcoming more than 1 million visitors each year. It is now home to more than 3,700 animals representing more than 350 ...
Even through the upheaval of the pandemic, the Nashville Metro area gained population, adding more than 88,000 people between the last full census in 2020 and July 2023, the most recent estimate.
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Nashville repartnered with the Cincinnati Reds, who were known as the Cincinnati Redlegs at the time, from 1955 to 1960. [13] Through the six-year partnership, the Vols had an equal number of winning and losing seasons, never finishing higher than third. [7] That was in 1957 when the Vols made their final playoff appearance.