1. On January 30, 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The TVA was a government-run agency that aimed to improve the economic conditions of the Tennessee Valley region by providing flood control, electricity, and job opportunities.

2. In 1862, during the Civil War, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. The victory helped open up the Tennessee River as a crucial waterway for Union troops to transport supplies and move deeper into the Confederacy.

3. On January 30, 1956, Elvis Presley's hit song "Heartbreak Hotel" was released by RCA Records. The song was recorded at the historic RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, and became a massive success, launching Presley's career as a rock and roll superstar.

4. The famous Cherokee leader and statesman John Ross was born on January 30, 1790, in what is now Rossville, Georgia (then part of the Cherokee Nation). Ross was a key figure in Cherokee history, leading efforts to resist removal from their ancestral lands in the 1830s and advocating for Cherokee rights and sovereignty.

5. In 1836, Tennessee Governor William Carroll signed the Memphis-to-Charleston Railroad charter, which authorized the construction of a railway linking Memphis, Tennessee to Charleston, South Carolina. The railroad was completed in 1857 and played a key role in the economic development of the South, particularly during the Civil War.