1541 – 1st explored by Spaniard Hernando de Soto
1714 – 1st fort built by a fur trader
1881 – 1st American horse to win English Derby was Iroquois, bred in Nashville
1907 – 1st time Pres. Roosevelt may have said “Good to the last drop”
1912 – 1st invention of combination candy bar Goo Goo Cluster
1916 – 1st self service grocery store Piggly Wiggly
1917 – 1st introduction of the Moon Pie snack
1925 – 1st barn dance that became the Grand Old Opry
1933 – 1st TVA hydroelectric dam
1940 – 1st dedication of Great Smoky Mountain National Park
1948 – 1st trademark of Mountain Dew soft drink
