Portal:Tennessee/Selected anniversaries/June

June 1, 1796 - Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16^th state. The original Tennessee State Constitution came into effect.
June 1, 1996 - Bicentennial Mall State Park in Nashville is opened during the state's Bicentennial celebration.
June 7, 1937 - Birth in Nashville of artist Red Grooms, known for his pop art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life.
June 8, 1861 - Tennessee seceded from the Union, becoming the 11th state to join the Confederacy.
June 11, 1940 - Establishment of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
June 11, 2005 - Federal and state agents, led by the FBI, raided and closed the Del Rio Cockfighting Pit in Cocke County, described by officials as the United States' largest and oldest illegal cockfighting pit. 143 criminal citations were issued.
June 15, 1934 - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established. About half of the park is located in Tennessee, the other half in North Carolina.