Sergeant Alvin C. York, with small squad and armed only with pistol and rifle, takes Hill 223 in Argonne Forest. Col. Luke Lea, of Nashville, leads a party of commissioned and non-commissioned officers on daring unofficial raid into Holland to capture the Kaiser. The attempt fails. 1920 Population, 2,337,885. By agreement with North Carolina, land for Great Smoky Mountains National Park offered to Federal government and accepted.
Heavy rains cause floods with loss of life and property.
1930 Population, 2,616,556. Legislature investigating committee votes against impeachment of Governor Horton. Tennesee votes for repeal of 18th amendment to Constitution. 1932 Coal miners strike at Wilder. 1933 August 31.