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'''Memphis''' is a city in southwestern [[Tennessee]], and the largest in the state. Its population as of 2005 was approximately 672,000. [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US4748000&_geoContext=01000US|04000US38|16000US3825700&_street=&_county=Memphis,+TN&_cityTown=Memphis,+TN&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=] It was the site of the assassination of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] in 1968. | '''Memphis''' is a city in southwestern [[Tennessee]], and the largest in the state. Its population as of 2005 was approximately 672,000. [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US4748000&_geoContext=01000US|04000US38|16000US3825700&_street=&_county=Memphis,+TN&_cityTown=Memphis,+TN&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=] It was the site of the assassination of [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] in 1968. | ||
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'''Memphis''' is also an ancient city in northern Egypt. | '''Memphis''' is also an ancient city in northern Egypt. | ||
Revision as of 15:10, March 16, 2017
Memphis is a city in southwestern Tennessee, and the largest in the state. Its population as of 2005 was approximately 672,000. [1] It was the site of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968.
Memphis is the location of Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley and one of the most-visited tourist attractions in the United States. In 2017, a new $45 million entertainment center featuring the work of Elvis opened across the street from his residence.
Memphis is also an ancient city in northern Egypt.