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Scottish-American culture in Kentucky

ABC World News Tonight

ABC World News Tonight (titled ABC World News Tonight with David Muir for its weeknight broadcasts since September 2014) is the flagship daily evening television news program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network in the United States.

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Akebono Brake Industry

is a Japanese manufacturer of brake components for automobiles, motorcycles, trains, and industrial machinery.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American colonial architecture

American colonial architecture includes several building design styles associated with the colonial period of the United States, including First Period English (late-medieval), Spanish Colonial, French Colonial, Dutch Colonial, and Georgian.

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Area codes 270 and 364

Area codes 270 and 364 are telephone overlay area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Commonwealth of Kentucky's western and south central counties.

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Arthur Krock

Arthur Bernard Krock (November 16, 1886 – April 12, 1974) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist.

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Asian Americans

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).

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Augustine Washington Jr.

Augustine Washington Jr. (1720 – May 1762) was an American planter, military officer and politician best known for being the half-brother of George Washington.

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Barren County, Kentucky

Barren County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Billy Vaughn

William Vaughn, popularly known as Billy Vaughn (born Richard Smith Vaughn, April 12, 1919 – September 26, 1991) was an American musician, singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Glasgow, Kentucky and Bowling Green, Kentucky are cities in Kentucky and county seats in Kentucky.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

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Columbia, Kentucky

Columbia is a home rule-class city just above Russell Creek in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Glasgow, Kentucky and Columbia, Kentucky are cities in Kentucky and county seats in Kentucky.

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Country rock

Country rock is a music genre that fuses rock and country.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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Courtney Johnson (musician)

Courtney Johnson (December 20, 1939 – June 6, 1996) was an American banjo player, best known for his work as an original member of the band New Grass Revival.

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Cumberland Parkway

The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway is a freeway in the U.S. state of Kentucky, extending from Barren County in the west to Somerset in the east.

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Darrin Horn

Darrin McKinley Horn (born December 24, 1972) is an American college basketball head coach at Northern Kentucky, having previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Texas and a head coach for the Division I (NCAA) programs at Western Kentucky University and at the University of South Carolina.

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Dave Harris

Dave Harris (born February 25, 1971) is an American disc jockey, songwriter and musician.

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Denny Doyle

Robert Dennis Doyle (January 17, 1944 – December 20, 2022) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, and Boston Red Sox.

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Diane Sawyer

Lila Diane Sawyer (born December 22, 1945) is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News.

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Dura Automotive Systems

Dura Automotive Systems (shortened to Dura) is an independent designer and manufacturer of automotive components, including control systems, exterior systems and lightweight structural systems.

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Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Elizabethtown is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. Glasgow, Kentucky and Elizabethtown, Kentucky are cities in Kentucky and county seats in Kentucky.

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Federal architecture

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classical architecture built in the United States following the American Revolution between 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815, which was influenced heavily by the works of Andrea Palladio with several innovations on Palladian architecture by Thomas Jefferson and his contemporaries.

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Federal Information Processing Standards

The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) of the United States are a set of publicly announced standards that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed for use in computer situs of non-military United States government agencies and contractors.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Glasgow High School (Kentucky)

Glasgow High School is a public high school (grades 9 to 12) in the city of Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

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Glasgow Independent Schools

Glasgow Independent Schools is a public school district in Barren County, Kentucky, based in Glasgow.

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Glasgow Transit

Glasgow Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Glasgow, Kentucky with one route serving the region.

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Glasgow, Kentucky, micropolitan area

The Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Glasgow.

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Highland games

Highland games (geamannan Gàidhealach) are events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora, as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands.

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Hispanic and Latino Americans

Hispanic and Latino Americans (Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of full or partial Spanish and/or Latin American background, culture, or family origin.

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Humid subtropical climate

A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.

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Indiana Supreme Court

The Indiana Supreme Court, established by Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution, is the highest judicial authority in the state of Indiana.

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James Greene Hardy

James Greene Hardy (May 3, 1795 – July 16, 1856) was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky who belonged to the American or Know-Nothing Party.

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Jesse Bishop

Jesse Walter Bishop (March 1, 1933 – October 22, 1979) was an American criminal convicted of the December 1977 murder of David Ballard during a robbery at a Las Vegas Strip casino.

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Jim Gray (American politician)

James P. Gray II (born August 18, 1953) is an American politician who is the Kentucky Secretary of Transportation in the administration of Governor Andy Beshear.

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John T. Scott (Indiana judge)

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Johnny Bell

Johnny W. Bell (born June 15, 1965) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 23 from 2007 to 2017.

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Julian Goodman

Julian Byrn Goodman (May 1, 1922 – July 2, 2012) was an American broadcasting executive and journalist.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kelly Craft

Kelly Dawn Craft (born February 24, 1962) is an American businesswoman, politician, and former diplomat who served as the 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2019 to 2021 under President Donald Trump.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Kentucky General Assembly

The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with, and the county seat of, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. Glasgow, Kentucky and Lexington, Kentucky are cities in Kentucky and county seats in Kentucky.

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Lieutenant governor

A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Canada.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations

The United States ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

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List of cities in Kentucky

Kentucky, a state in the United States, has 418 active cities. Glasgow, Kentucky and List of cities in Kentucky are cities in Kentucky.

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List of counties in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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List of sovereign states

The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Louie Nunn

Louie Broady Nunn (March 8, 1924 – January 29, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 52nd governor of Kentucky.

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Luska Twyman

Luska Joseph Twyman (May 19, 1913 – January 28, 1988) was a Kentucky politician and educator.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park in south-central Kentucky, US.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Metcalfe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Nemak

Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V., known as Nemak, is a global automotive parts manufacturing company headquartered in García, Nuevo León, a municipality next to the City of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.

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Nettie Depp

Nettie Bayless Courts Depp (November 21, 1874 – August 3, 1932) was an education reformer and the first woman elected to public office in Barren County, Kentucky when she was elected Superintendent of Barren County Schools in 1913.

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New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival was an American progressive bluegrass band founded in 1971, and composed of Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Ebo Walker, Curtis Burch, Butch Robins, John Cowan, Béla Fleck and Pat Flynn.

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Pacific Islander Americans

Pacific Islander Americans (also colloquially referred to as Islander Americans) are Americans who are of Pacific Islander ancestry (or are descendants of the indigenous peoples of Oceania or of Austronesian descent).

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Park City, Kentucky

Park City is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. Glasgow, Kentucky and Park City, Kentucky are cities in Kentucky.

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Per capita income

Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Preston Leslie

Preston Hopkins Leslie (March 8, 1819 – February 7, 1907) was the 26th Governor of Kentucky from 1871 to 1875, and territorial governor of Montana from 1887 to 1889.

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Public library

A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States census

In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.

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Richard E. Bush

Richard Earl Bush (December 23, 1924 – June 7, 2004) was a United States Marine corporal who received the Medal of Honor as a corporal for heroism on Okinawa during World War II.

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RR Donnelley

R.R. Donnelley is an American integrated communications company that provides marketing and business communications, commercial printing, and related services.

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Russell E. Dougherty

General Russell Elliott Dougherty (November 15, 1920 – September 7, 2007) was commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command and director of strategic target planning (Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff), at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

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Salty Holmes

Floyd Holmes (March 6, 1910 – January 1, 1970), better known as Salty Holmes, was an American country musician, harmonica player and Western B-movie actor.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottsville, Kentucky

Scottsville is a home rule-class city in Allen County, Kentucky, in the United States. Glasgow, Kentucky and Scottsville, Kentucky are cities in Kentucky and county seats in Kentucky.

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Smoking ban

Smoking bans, or smoke-free laws, are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, that prohibit tobacco smoking in certain spaces.

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Steve Nunn

Stephen Roberts Nunn (born November 4, 1952) is an American convicted murderer and former politician who served as the Deputy Secretary of Health and Family Services for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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The Kentucky Headhunters

The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country rock and Southern rock band originating in the state of Kentucky.

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The Progressive Farmer

Progressive Farmer is an agricultural magazine, published 14 times a year by DTN.

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U.S. Route 31E

U.S. Route 31E (US 31E) is the eastern parallel route for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky.

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U.S. Route 68

U.S. Route 68 (US 68) is a United States highway that runs for from northwest Ohio to Western Kentucky.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina (USC, South Carolina, or Carolina) is a public research university in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Utility cooperative

A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members.

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Victorian architecture

Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century.

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Walmart

Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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References

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