[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 806 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 806

 Recognizing May 22, 2024, as the 205th anniversary of the founding of 
Memphis, Tennessee, and acknowledging the role that Memphis has played 
   in shaping the history, culture, and economy of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2024

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Hagerty) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing May 22, 2024, as the 205th anniversary of the founding of 
Memphis, Tennessee, and acknowledging the role that Memphis has played 
   in shaping the history, culture, and economy of the United States.

Whereas, on May 22, 1819, the city of Memphis, Tennessee, was founded by John 
        Overton, James Winchester, and Andrew Jackson atop the bluffs of the 
        Mississippi River;
Whereas due to its central geographic location, Memphis has served as one of the 
        transportation and logistics hubs of the United States, connecting much 
        of the United States by rail and by water;
Whereas, since 1973, Memphis has served as the hub of the largest cargo airline 
        in the world, Federal Express;
Whereas crucial events of the Civil Rights Movement and the fight for equal 
        justice for all occurred in Memphis, including the 1968 strike by 
        sanitation workers;
Whereas the strike by sanitation workers prompted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to 
        travel to Memphis in April of 1968, where he delivered his famous ``I've 
        Been to the Mountaintop'' speech, just 1 day before his tragic 
        assassination at the Lorraine Motel;
Whereas, since 1962, Memphis has been home to St. Jude Children's Research 
        Hospital, which has provided treatment to children with cancer or other 
        life-threatening diseases at no cost to families;
Whereas Memphis has been called ``Home of the Blues'', with W.C. Handy--known as 
        the ``Father of the Blues''--and his band playing in clubs throughout 
        the historic Beale Street in downtown Memphis;
Whereas Sun Studio, opened in Memphis in 1950, is a monument in rock and roll 
        history, where icons like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee 
        Lewis recorded some of their biggest hits;
Whereas Graceland, the estate of Elvis Presley, is a music landmark, attracting 
        hundreds of thousands of visitors every year; and
Whereas the city of Memphis, in its more than 205-year history, has played a 
        pivotal role in shaping the history, culture, and economy of the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the 205th anniversary of the founding of 
        Memphis, Tennessee, as May 22, 2024; and
            (2) acknowledges the pivotal role that the city of Memphis 
        has played in shaping the history, culture, and economy of the 
        United States.
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