This Week in Nashville History - Week Twenty-Two

May 28th – June 3rd

May 28th
Famous Actress Sondra Locke, was born on May 28th, 1944 in Shelbyville.

May 29th
Maybelle Carter and the Carter Sisters joined the Grand Ole Opry on May 29th, 1950.

May 30th
After 23 years, Hee Haw ceases production on May 30th, 1992.

May 31st
Bicentennial Mall opens to public on May 31st, 1996.

June 1st
-Former Governor, Austin Peay IV, known as "The Maker of Modern Tennessee", was born on June 1, 1876.
-On June 1st, 1796 Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state.
-Tennessee Bicentennial Capital Mall opens on June 1st, 1996 with a huge celebration.

June 2nd
Former Governor, Frank Goad Clement was born in Dickson on June 2, 1920.

June 3rd The renovated Ryman Auditorium reopens on June 3rd, 1994.

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