If you are experiencing a sharp pain on the left side above the  hip, this could indicate a kidney infection. It would be wise to  seek medical advice if the pain persists l â¦ onger than a couple of  days, or if it gets worse.
European Contact. The first European to enter Tennessee was Hernando de Soto in 1540. His expedition of 700 Spaniards and a number of slaves crossed into Tennessee in mid-May. In Tennessee, they encountered a Mississippian town called Chiaha, near present day Dandridge, Tennessee.
Thomas Walker, a colonial Virginian, significantly marked Tennessee through his discovery and naming of the Cumberland River in 1750 and his establishment of the North Carolina-Virginia western line in 1780. He was born in Tidewater Virginia, probably in King and Queen County, on January 25, 1715.