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OUR STORIES: Michael Jackson comes to Knoxville

OUR STORIES: Michael Jackson comes to Knoxville

The "Victory Tour" show in Knoxville was canceled, then un-canceled at the last second. Nearly 150,000 fans showed up at Neyland Stadium.

Our Stories: Howard Baker, Sr.

Our Stories: Howard Baker, Sr.

Howard Baker, Jr. is a Tennessee icon. But he's not the first Howard Baker to make his mark on national politics. Howard Baker, Sr. paved the political way for his son.

Our Stories: Rocky Top

Our Stories: Rocky Top

You may not know all five verses of the song, but it's pretty certain you and everyone else in Tennessee can belt out the chorus.

Our Stories: Legendary female golfer, trustee

Our Stories: Legendary female golfer, trustee

A teenage golfer from Maryville began making headlines in the East Tennessee sports world four decades ago. Her athletic skills and her commitment to the University of Tennessee would have her in headlines for years.

Our Stories: Liquor by the drink, before legalization

Our Stories: Liquor by the drink, before legalization

Even before liquor was legal in Knoxville, plenty of it was still flowing.

OUR STORIES: The Tennessee Valley Fair

OUR STORIES: The Tennessee Valley Fair

Even Channel 10 is a relative youngster compared to the fair, but ever since we came on the air in 1956, the fair has been one of our stories.

OUR STORIES: The iconic Blue Circle drive-ins

OUR STORIES: The iconic Blue Circle drive-ins

On September 22, 1975, auctioneer Sam Furrow participated in the end of the road for many of the Blue Circle drive-ins.

Our Stories: The massive rock slide that shut down I-40

Our Stories: The massive rock slide that shut down I-40

A massive rock slide in 1997 shut down part of I-40 between Newport and North Carolina for months.

OUR STORIES: The brutal murder of Pauline Scalf

OUR STORIES: The brutal murder of Pauline Scalf

The victim's estranged husband was the lead suspect and came to have a great deal of respect for the investigator trying to send him to prison.

OUR STORIES: Remembering the deadly I-75 pileup

OUR STORIES: Remembering the deadly I-75 pileup

Treacherous fog on I-75 in McMinn County caused Tennessee's worst traffic accident on December 11, 1990.

OUR STORIES: The Knoxville porn raid turned civil rights case

OUR STORIES: The Knoxville porn raid turned civil rights case

Law enforcement officials seized just about anything with a scantily clad woman on the front and the word 'sex' in the title.

Our Stories: The body that fell from the sky

Our Stories: The body that fell from the sky

In 1985, a body was found in the backyard of a south Knoxville home. The story only got more bizarre from there.

OUR STORIES: Knoxville's old

OUR STORIES: Knoxville's old "superhighway"

As Knoxville prepares for I-40 to shut down for 14 months, we remember Knoxville's other "superhighway"

OUR STORIES: The man who brought the aerial ambulance to Tennessee

OUR STORIES: The man who brought the aerial ambulance to Tennessee

Dr. Robert Lash was a trailblazer in emergency medicine, seeking to improve pre-hospital care across East Tennessee.

OUR STORIES: Billy Graham's crusade in Knoxville

OUR STORIES: Billy Graham's crusade in Knoxville

In May of 1970, huge crowds packed Neyland Stadium. There was plenty of worship but also fireworks over Vietnam.

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