1. Tennessee became the 16th state to ratify the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote nationwide.

2. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established on August 26, 1936, becoming the most visited national park in the United States.

3. On August 26, 1863, the Union army under General William S. Rosecrans defeated the Confederate army under General Braxton Bragg at the Battle of Chickamauga near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

4. Country music legend Dolly Parton was born in Sevier County, Tennessee on August 26, 1946. She went on to achieve worldwide fame as a singer, songwriter, and actress.

5. The Memphis Belle, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that completed 25 missions over Europe during World War II, was flown back to the United States for a war bond tour on August 26, 1943. Today, the plane is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio.