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1. The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate Sept. 21 as a period of non-violence and cease-fire. 2.…
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1. Ahoy, matey! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is Sept. 19. We're giving you a heads up a day early so you have time to prepare. 2. You can thank humor columnist Dave Barry for it. Though Talk Like a Pirate Day was…
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1. The U.S. Constitution was signed 233 years ago today. On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created.  2. The original document was four pages…
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1. In 1796, Congress made Tennessee the 16th state of the Union. What city was first named as the state capital? Knoxville 2. Where was Coca Cola first bottled? In Chattanooga in 1899. 3. Who is Jasper Newton Daniel better…
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Local makers and growers are having a rough year and need our support. Here are five places in the Knoxville area you can go to support them. 1. Farmers Markets There's still plenty of growing season left to stop in one of our…
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1. Patriot Day honors the memory of those who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. It was first observed in 2002, after the proclamation by President George W. Bush. 2. Flags are flown at half-staff. On Patriot Day,…
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1. Asters Asters are daisy-like perennials that range in color from white to blue to purple. They bring delightful color to the garden in late summer and autumn 2. Sedum Sedum looks good all year, requires…
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1. Montgomery Bell State Park The 117-room lodge sits on the banks of Lake Acorn at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, located near Nashville. The renovated lodge features modern rooms, a full-service restaurant and bar, and flexible…
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1. Blount Mansion William Blount, Territorial Governor and a signer of the United State Constitution, chose to build his home in Knoxville after signing the Treaty of the Holston just a few hundred yards away from the Mansion’s…
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1. The celebration is more than 100 years old. Labor Day was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.  2. It was created out of an era of unrest. In the late 1800s, the average…
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