1. In 1803, Tennessee Governor John Sevier issued a proclamation setting aside January 18 as a day of Thanksgiving to God for the prosperity and happiness of the state.

2. On January 18, 1862, Confederate troops under General Felix Zollicoffer were defeated by Union forces at the Battle of Mill Springs in Pulaski County, Kentucky. This was one of the early Union victories in the Civil War and helped secure Union control of Kentucky.

3. In 1871, the Tennessee State Capitol building was completed and dedicated. The building was designed by architect William Strickland and is one of the most prominent landmarks in Nashville.

4. On January 18, 1919, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. This act ensured that the amendment would become law, as the necessary number of states had approved it.

5. In 1974, Elvis Presley performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee on January 18 as part of his "Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii" satellite broadcast. The concert was one of his last performances in the United States before his death later that year.