BOWLING GREEN, KY — After a string of losses but with the Democratic nomination in sight, Hillary Clinton is fighting hard for a win in Kentucky to boost her lead in the delegate count.
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Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union.
Kentucky is known as the “Bluegrass State”, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon, coal mining, Appalachia, tobacco, bluegrass music.
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Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as ‘the father of American music,’ was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor adn minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are “Oh! Susanna“, “Camptown Races“, “Old Folks at Home“, “My Old Kentucky Home“, “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair“, “Old Black Joe“, and “Beautiful Dreamer“.
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