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  2. 1982 World's Fair - Wikipedia

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    The 1982 World's Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE) and simply as Energy Expo '82 and Expo '82, was an international exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Focused on energy and electricity generation, with the theme Energy Turns the World, it was officially registered as a "World's ...

  3. Tennessee Chocolate Drops - Wikipedia

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    The Tennessee Chocolate Drops were an African-American string band trio, that started recording in 1930 during the Knoxville sessions. The trio consisted of brothers from Dayton, Tennessee , Howard Armstrong (fiddle) and Roland Armstrong (guitar), as well as Carl Martin (bass) of Big Stone Gap, Virginia .

  4. Knoxville, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .knoxvilletn .gov. Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States. [15] As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, [16] making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. [17] It is ...

  5. The ‘scruffy little city’ that got cool by doing its own thing

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    James White, the founder of Knoxville, set up a fort and some cabins in 1786 in the Great Valley at the headwaters of the Tennessee River, on lands that were hunting grounds of the Cherokee Indians.

  6. Suttree - Wikipedia

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    26322333. Suttree is a semi- autobiographical novel by Cormac McCarthy, published in 1979. Set in Knoxville, Tennessee, over a four-year period starting in 1950, the novel follows Cornelius Suttree, who has repudiated his former life of privilege to become a fisherman on the Tennessee River. The novel has a fragmented structure with many ...

  7. Oak Ridge, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census. [9] It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak Ridge's nicknames include the Atomic City, [10] the Secret City, [11] and the City ...

  8. Julia Watts - Wikipedia

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    Julia Watts is the author of novels, short stories, etc., [1] especially in the genres of young adult fiction and lesbian fiction/erotica. Her novels include Finding H.F. for which she won the 2001 Lambda Literary Award in the children/young adult category. She was nominated again for the 2005 award in the erotica category as one of the authors ...

  9. List of television stations in North America by media market

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    United States Map of the 210 media markets in the United States, including U.S. territories Continental States, Alaska, and Hawaii DMAs. There are 210 Designated Market Areas (DMAs) listed by the 2023–2024 Nielsen rankings: