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Location
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(1779- )
Capital and second largest city of Tennessee
Population of city was 569,891 (2000)
Population of metro area was around 1.3 million (2000)
Located on the Cumberland River
Home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans and the NHL's Nashville Predators
Home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Vanderbilt University
Nickname is 'Music City USA'
Why Nashville, Tennessee might be annoying
It is the center of a genre reviled by many: country music.
It was where the Great Train Wreck of 1918, the deadliest rail accident in U.S. history, occurred.
Its main sports arena was called 'Gaylord Entertainment Center.'
It was home to the Opryland USA theme park that closed down in 1997.
A rare urban tornado struck its downtown (1998).
Some Nashvillians have an intense hatred of Memphis.
It was the springboard for Al Gore and Bill Frist's political careers.
Why Nashville, Tennessee might not be annoying
Due to its prestigious colleges and architecture, it's been called the 'Athens of the South.'
The first commercial FM radio station in the U.S. operated here (1941).
An extensive student sit-in campaign led to desegregation of the city's local businesses (1960).
It was the first large U.S. city to adopt the consolidated city-county structure (1963).
It has the largest Kurdish population in the U.S.
Bill Belichick, Julian Bond, Gregg & Duane Allman, Edwin Starr, Annie Potts, Beth Littleford, Bettie Page, Bill Frist, Deana Carter, Lorrie Morgan and Lark Voorhies were born here.
Credit: Hoxy
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Year In Review:
For 2021, as of last week, Out of 74 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 41.89% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 55 Votes: 49.09% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 82 Votes: 64.63% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 199 Votes: 43.72% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 414 Votes: 51.45% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
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