April 6, 2026
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Smyrna History: 1,500 Union Workers Union Force Jeers Datsun Plant Start

Editor’s Note: The other day at the Exxon station across from Nissan, I caught myself staring and reminiscing at the plant where I worked for eight years. Standing there with […]

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History

When This B-24 Crashed in Alaska Winter — Its Pilot Survived 81 Days With Zero Training

At 11:27 on the morning of December 21st, 1943, First Lieutenant Leon Crane sat in the right seat of a B-24 Liberator and tried to pretend the frost crawling across […]

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History Leaving a Legacy Tennessee Business

Smyrna History: Japan’s Partnership Powers Smyrna Nissan and 200 Companies Fueling Tennessee Jobs

Japan’s Quiet Powerhouse: 200 Companies Fueling Tennessee Jobs and Growth – A Story Worth Telling in a Documentary from Smyrna’s Roots. The stories we read, watch, and hear often leave […]

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Adventure Folklore History Tennessee Highways and Byways

*Tennessee’s Time Machine: Ghost Stories, Golf, and History at Montgomery Bell State Park

Montgomery Bell State Park: Where History, Legend, and Natural Beauty Converge Nestled in the rolling hills of Middle Tennessee, just 35 miles west of Nashville, Montgomery Bell State Park stands […]

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Adventure Folklore History Paranormal & Hauntings

From The Hermitage to the Honky Tonks: The Creepiest Underground Secrets of Music City

Originally published in GoNashvilleTours.com Top 5 Creepiest Tunnels Beneath Nashville Underground and unexplained. These tunnels have stories to tell. Beneath the honky tonks and hot chicken lies a side of […]

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Adventure Automotive/Classic cars History Tennessee Highways and Byways

Historic 101st Airborne Restaurant on Murfreesboro Pike Became Beloved Gathering Spot Before Closure

By Mike Sparks Who Remembers the 101st Airbourne Restaurant? If my memory of correct I only visited there twice. It was no doubt one of the place to be in […]

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Faith History How To Do More with Less Leaving a Legacy

Charles Jones: The 95-year-old Entrepreneur who Grew Up in Old Jefferson Community to Mars Candy Mansion: One Man’s Quest to Save Tennessee History

From Depression-Era Roots to Historic Preservation: The Remarkable Journey of Charles Robert Jones Editors’ Note: It was a pleasure having Mr. Charles Jones as our guest on WGNS Radio Conversations […]

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Adventure Folklore History Politics

Marty Luffman: Beneath Music City: Exploring Nashville’s Mysterious Tunnels and Their Dark Past

Insignificant worthless historical history trivia tidbits Tunneling in Nashville There’s lots of ruckus over Elon Musk wanting to build a tunnel under Nashville. I’m guessing it’s the East Nashville libs […]

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Faith History Leaving a Legacy

The Tuskegee Airmen: An Interview with the Leading Authority

Originally posted in The National WWII Museum New Orleans The Tuskegee Airmen have become one of the most celebrated units in WWII history. One of the world’s foremost authorities on […]

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Faith Folklore History

The Vanishing Carpenter’s Impossible Staircase: Santa Fe’s 150-Year Divine Mystery

The Vanishing Carpenter’s Impossible Staircase: Santa Fe’s 150-Year Divine Mystery *Source: Visit Santa Fe In the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico, stands what many consider one of America’s most […]

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