World War I Ends

World War I Ends

An Armistice is declared that stops the bloody fighting in Europe between Germany and Allied Powers. The controversial terms of the final peace treaty signed at Versailles and the coming economic Depression create conditions that lead to World War II.
Compromise of 1877

Compromise of 1877

The political deal between politicans from the North and South leads to the inauguration of Rutherford B Hayes as President – and the end of Reconstruction. Rural life in the Tennessee Valley does not change significantly until the creation of TVA in the...
Reconstruction Begins

Reconstruction Begins

For the next eleven years, the federal government will engage in turbulent and controversial efforts to re-integrate the former confederate states – including Tennessee – back into the Union. One goal is to build civil protections for millions of freed...