Murfreesboro, TN

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Murfreesboro, TN

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/

Population:
68816 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1811 (legislation)

County:
Rutherford County

Capital of Tennessee from 1818 to 1826.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper

The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Middle Tennessee State University 1911

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

James M. Buchanan Economist 2-Oct-1919 9-Jan-2013 Public Choice Theory

Bart Gordon Politician 24-Jan-1949 Congressman from Tennessee, 1985-2011

Sarah Polk First Lady 4-Sep-1803 14-Aug-1891 Wife of US President James K. Polk

Grantland Rice Sports Journalist 1-Nov-1880 13-Jul-1954 Sportswriter, Idolmaker

Malcolm R. Wilkey Judge 6-Dec-1918 15-Aug-2009 US Ambassador to Uruguay, 1985-90

Chris Young Country Musician 12-Jun-1985 The Man I Want to Be

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Andre Norton Author 17-Feb-1912 17-Mar-2005 Witch World series

James D. Richardson Politician 10-Mar-1843 24-Jul-1914 Congressman from Tennessee, 1885-1905

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