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Tennessee (/ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ ^ⓘ TEN-iss-EE, locally /ˈtɛnɪsi/ TEN-iss-ee), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.

Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its name derives from Tanasi (ᏔᎾᏏ), a Cherokee town in the eastern part of the state that existed before the first European American settlement. Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later the Southwest Territory, before its admission to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. It earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" early in its history due to a strong tradition of military service. A slave state until the American Civil War, Tennessee was politically divided, with its western and middle parts supporting the Confederacy and the eastern region harboring pro-Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first readmitted to the Union after the war.

During the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from a predominantly agrarian society to a more diversified economy. This was aided in part by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the city of Oak Ridge, which was established during World War II to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities for the construction of the world's first atomic bombs. After the war, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory became a key center of scientific research. In 2016, the element tennessine was named for the state, largely in recognition of the roles played by Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee in its discovery. Tennessee has also played a major role in the development of many forms of popular music, including country, blues, rock and roll, soul, and gospel. (Full article...)

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Elizabeth Rona (20 March 1890 – 27 July 1981) was a Hungarian nuclear chemist, known for her work with radioactive isotopes. After developing an enhanced method of preparing polonium samples, she was recognized internationally as the leading expert in isotope separation and polonium preparation. Between 1914 and 1918, during her postdoctoral study with George de Hevesy, she developed a theory that the velocity of diffusion depended on the mass of the nuclides. As only a few atomic elements had been identified, her confirmation of the existence of "Uranium-Y" (now known as thorium-231) was a major contribution to nuclear chemistry. She was awarded the Haitinger Prize by the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 1933.

After immigrating to the United States in 1941, she was granted a Carnegie Fellowship to continue her research and provided technical information on her polonium extraction methods to the Manhattan Project. Later in her career, she became a nuclear chemistry professor at the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies and after 15 years there transferred to the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Miami. At both Oak Ridge and Miami, she continued her work on the geochronology of seabed elements and radiometric dating. She was posthumously inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame in 2015. (Full article...)

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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily for her decades-long career in country music. Widely considered to be one of the top cultural icons in American history, after achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Some of Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records.

With a career spanning over fifty years, Parton has been described as a "country legend" and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Parton's music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 singles reach no. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, and an international hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". As an actress, she has starred in films including 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, and Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992) and Joyful Noise (2012). (Full article...)

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Image 1Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 2Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 3Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 4Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 5Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 6The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 7The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 8Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 9Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 10Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 11The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 12A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)

Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 14Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 15The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 16Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 17The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 18The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 19Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Image 20Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 21The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 22Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 23Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 24Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 25Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 26Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 27A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 28Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 29Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 30Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 31The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 32Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 33Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 34A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 35Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 36Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 37Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 38A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 39John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 40Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 41Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 42Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 43Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 44Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 45The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 46The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 47Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 48The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
Image 49Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 50in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 51Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 52The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 53Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 54The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 551861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 56The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 57Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 58Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 59Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 60Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 61Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 62Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 63The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 64Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 65Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 66Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 67A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 68Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 69Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 70The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 71Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 72Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 73Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 74in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 75Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 76The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
Image 77Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 78The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 79The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)

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... that professional golfer Cary Middlecoff co-owned Memphis, Tennessee, radio station WCBR in the mid-1950s?
... that Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statehood of Tennessee in 1996?
... that the Pellissippi Parkway in East Tennessee takes its name from a Native American name that was applied to both the Clinch and Ohio Rivers?
... that in the 1960s Tennessee had a radio station named after the "Wonderful Gay Way"?
... that the 75/24 Split in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been one of the worst bottlenecks for trucks in the United States?
... that soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history?

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