1. On November 17, 1863, during the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman and his troops entered Knoxville, Tennessee, securing a key transportation and manufacturing center for the Union army.

2. November 17, 1922, marked the birth of Tennessee-born country music legend Earl Scruggs, who is renowned for his innovative banjo technique and influential career as a solo artist and with the bluegrass duo Flatt and Scruggs.

3. On November 17, 1981, the Tennessee Titans (then known as the Houston Oilers) defeated the Dallas Cowboys 37-14 in the first-ever Monday Night Football game held in Nashville.

4. November 17, 2005, saw the groundbreaking of the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, located on the banks of the Tennessee River in Chattanooga. The institute is dedicated to research and conservation efforts focused on freshwater ecosystems.

5. In 2018, Tennessee voters headed to the polls on November 17 to cast their ballots in a high-stakes U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Marsha Blackburn and Democratic challenger Phil Bredesen. Blackburn ultimately emerged victorious, securing a seat in the Senate.