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The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort and the State was admitted to the Union on: June 1, 1792. Feel free to add messages about this State's Traditions and Culture.
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Kentucky is one of four states to call itself a "commonwealth." In 1792 when Kentucky became the 15th state - the first on the western frontier - both "commonwealth" and "state" were used. Commonwealth, meaning government based on the common consent of the people, dates to the time of Oliver Cromwell's England in the mid-1600s. The other U.S. commonwealths, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, were originally British colonies. Kentucky, once part of Virginia, chose to remain a commonwealth when it separated from Virginia.
Kentucky is called the "Bluegrass State". Bluegrass is not really blue - it's green - but in the spring, bluegrass produces bluish-purple buds that, when seen in large fields, give a rich blue cast to the grass. Early pioneers found bluegrass growing on Kentucky's rich limestone soil and traders began asking for the seed of the "blue grass from Kentucky." The name stuck and today Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State.
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NBA fines Nets $50,000 over Jay-Z's visit to Kentucky locker room
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An NBA spokesman confirms that the league is investigating Jay-Z's presence in Kentucky's locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four ...
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Father convicted of killing 4 children in Kentucky
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Biyad had claimed that his children were killed by three men demanding money. He also argued that an impostor claiming to be him confessed to the ...
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Kentuckiana student home safe after tornado rips through college town
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FLOYDS KNOBS, IN (WAVE) – A University of Alabama student is back home safe in Kentuckiana after he witnessed the tornado that took lives and turned a college town upside down. "I looked ...
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Obama congratulates team that killed Osama
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President Barack Obama traveled Friday to a military base in Kentucky to congratulate the team of US Navy SEALs who took part in the raid that resulted in the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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Indiana Asking Residents to Report Storm Damage
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INDIANAPOLIS (WAVE) - State officials are urging Indiana residents, municipalities and non-profits that provide public services to report damage from recent severe storms and ...
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Otter Creek Park re-opens
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email LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Some Kentuckiana residents are hoping the weather remains sunny throughout the weekend so they can enjoy the newly re-opened Otter Creek Park. The Kentucky Department ...
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