1. On September 28, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote in the United States.
2. On September 28, 1952, the first African American registered to vote in Tennessee in the 20th century. Wiley Bullock, a WWII veteran, registered to vote in Fayette County after a federal court ruling overturned discriminatory voting practices.
3. On September 28, 1985, a deadly tornado outbreak occurred in Middle Tennessee, with 19 tornadoes touching down and causing severe damage and multiple deaths.
4. On September 28, 2007, a statue honoring country music legend Dolly Parton was unveiled in Sevierville, Tennessee, her hometown.
5. On September 28, 2016, Nashville's historic RCA Studio A was saved from demolition and turned into a nonprofit music education center through the efforts of musician Ben Folds and others. The studio had been threatened by plans to redevelop the property into a luxury condo complex.