1. In 1838, the Trail of Tears began in Tennessee, as Cherokee people were forcibly removed from their land and forced to relocate to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) under the Indian Removal Act. Over 4,000 Cherokee died on the long journey.

2. On November 1, 1864, a Union army led by General John C. Breckinridge defeated Confederate forces at the Battle of Bull's Gap in East Tennessee, a key victory in the Union campaign to control the region.

3. The state of Tennessee officially adopted the nickname "Volunteer State" on November 1, 1955, in recognition of the state's history of volunteer soldiers who fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.

4. On November 1, 1963, the Tennessee State Capitol building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing its importance as a historic and architectural landmark.

5. In 2014, the University of Tennessee football team defeated South Carolina 45-42 on a dramatic game-winning touchdown pass in overtime on November 1, becoming bowl eligible for the first time in four years.