1. On February 19, 1862, Confederate forces under the command of General Albert Sidney Johnston began marching toward the Union forces encamped at Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. This movement would eventually lead to the Battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.

2. February 19, 1952, marked the birth of beloved country music singer and songwriter, Juice Newton. Born in Lakehurst, New Jersey, Newton moved to Nashville in the late 1970s and became a staple of the country music scene in the 1980s.

3. The National Civil Rights Museum, located in Memphis, Tennessee, officially opened its doors on February 19, 1991. Built around the former Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, the museum chronicles the struggle for civil rights in America, from slavery to the present day.

4. On February 19, 2008, the historic Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Built in the 1850s, the Capitol houses the offices of all three branches of Tennessee state government.

5. In 2018, a record-breaking 31 tornadoes touched down across Middle Tennessee on February 19. The storms caused widespread damage and power outages, but no fatalities. This event served as a stark reminder of the need to be prepared for severe weather in the Volunteer State.