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Independence, Missouri

Index Independence, Missouri

Independence is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

204 relations: Albert Pujols, American Civil War, American frontier, American Legion Baseball, Area code 816, Arliss Howard, Auditorium (Community of Christ), Austin Petersen, Bess Truman, Betty Lennox, Blue Springs R-IV School District, Blue Springs, Missouri, Bob Lewis (musician), Buckner, Missouri, California Trail, Cathay Williams, Census, Center Place Restoration School, Centerpoint Medical Center, Central Hockey League, Central Time Zone, Charles E. Spahr, Charter, Chicago and Alton Depot, Chris Pitman, Church of Christ (Temple Lot), Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite), Collegiate summer baseball, Columbia, Missouri, Community of Christ, Confederate States Army, County seat, David McCullough, David Stover, Devo, E. J. Gaines, Family Christian Academy (Missouri), Federal Information Processing Standards, First Battle of Independence, First Lady of the United States, Fort Osage High School, Fort Osage R-1 School District, Frank James, Fred Astaire, Full Metal Jacket, Fur trade, GEHA, Genealogy, Geographic Names Information System, George Caleb Bingham, ..., George M. Todd, Ginger Rogers, Graceland University, Green Acres, Guns N' Roses, Harry S. Truman, Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Home rule, Ice hockey, Independence and the Opening of the West, Independence Hall, Independence Public School District, Independence station, Independence Temple, Interstate 435, Interstate 470 (Missouri), Interstate 70 in Missouri, Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri), Jackson County Jail and Marshal's House, Jackson County, Missouri, Jim Butcher, Jim Eisenreich, John B. Arrington, John Noland, Johnathan Wendel, Joseph Smith, Kansas, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Kansas City Comets (2010–), Kansas City Mavericks, Kansas City metropolitan area, Kansas City Power and Light Company, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas River, Korean War, KSMO-TV, Labor Day, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Lake Tapawingo, Missouri, Lamoni, Iowa, Latter Day Saint movement, LDS Visitors Center, Independence, Missouri, Lee's Summit, Missouri, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Liberty Bend Bridge, Liberty, Missouri, List of counties in Missouri, List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, List of sovereign states, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Rams, Louisiana Purchase, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Madonna of the Trail, Major Arena Soccer League, Major League Baseball, Margaret Truman, Margaret Weis, Marriage, Mayor, Medium (TV series), Metropolitan Community College (Missouri), Mid-Continent Public Library, Mid-Plains League, Missouri, Missouri City, Missouri, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri River, Missouri Route 12, Missouri Route 291, Missouri Route 7, Missouri Route 78, Missouri Tigers football, Moneyball (film), MyNetworkTV, NASCAR, Natural Born Killers, New Jerusalem, Non-Hispanic whites, Orbital ATK, Oregon Trail, Osage Nation, Overland Trail, Paul Henning, Petticoat Junction, Philadelphia, Phog Allen, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Population density, Poverty threshold, Pulitzer Prize, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Ralph Peer, Raytown C-2 School District, Restoration branches, Rick Sutcliffe, Roger E. Billings, Ron Wallace (singer), Route of the Oregon Trail, Rubicon (TV series), Rudy Bears, Russ Morman, Sam Hildreth, Santa Fe Trail, Satellite town, Second Battle of Independence, Second Coming, Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada, Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, Siouan languages, Sister city, Smoky Hills Wind Farm, St. Joseph, Missouri, St. Louis, Standard Oil of Ohio, Steamboat, Strange Music, Sugar Creek, Missouri, Tech N9ne, Temple Lot, Teresa Carpenter, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Examiner (Missouri), The Kansas City Star, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The New York Times Best Seller list, Thomas Hart Benton (painter), Truman (book), Truman High School (Independence, Missouri), Truman Road, U.S. Route 24, U.S. Route 40, U.S. state, Unilever, United States Census Bureau, United States Congress, United States Declaration of Independence, United States Geological Survey, University of Kansas, University of Missouri System, Vaile Mansion, Van Horn High School (Missouri), Western United States, William Chrisman High School, William Quantrill, Women's National Basketball Association, ZIP Code, 1838 Mormon War, 2010 United States Census. Expand index (154 more) »

Albert Pujols

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980) is a Dominican American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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American frontier

The American frontier comprises the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American expansion that began with English colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last mainland territories as states in 1912.

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American Legion Baseball

American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-19 year olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada.

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Area code 816

Area Code 816 is the area code for Kansas City, St. Joseph, and 15 surrounding counties in northwestern Missouri.

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Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard (born Leslie Richard Howard; October 18, 1954) is an American actor, writer and film director.

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Auditorium (Community of Christ)

The Auditorium (formerly the RLDS Auditorium) is a house of worship and office building located on the greater Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri.

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Austin Petersen

Austin Wade Petersen (born February 19, 1981) is an American producer, writer, political activist, and commentator.

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Bess Truman

Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman (née Wallace; February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982) was the wife of U.S. President Harry S. Truman and the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.

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Betty Lennox

Betty Bernice Lennox (born December 4, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Blue Springs R-IV School District

The Blue Springs R-IV School District is a school district that serves Blue Springs, Missouri in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Blue Springs, Missouri

Blue Springs is a city located in the U.S. state of Missouri and within Jackson County.

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Bob Lewis (musician)

Robert Curtis Lewis (born March 4, 1947) is an American composer, musician, and basketballer.

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Buckner, Missouri

Buckner is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States.

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California Trail

The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California.

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Cathay Williams

Cathay Williams (September 1844 – 1893) was an American soldier who enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay.

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Census

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

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Center Place Restoration School

Center Place Restoration School is a private K-12 Christian school in Independence, Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Centerpoint Medical Center

Centerpoint Medical Center is a hospital located in Independence, Missouri at 19600 East 39th Street.

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Central Hockey League

The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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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, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Charles E. Spahr

Charles E. "Charlie" Spahr (born October 8, 1913, Kansas City, Kansas died April 7, 2009, Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the youngest person to be appointed President in Sohio (Standard Oil of Ohio) history.

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Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.

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Chicago and Alton Depot

Chicago and Alton Depot, also known as the Illinois Central Gulf Depot, is a historic train station located at Marshall, Saline County, Missouri.

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Chris Pitman

Chris Pitman (born February 25, 1961) is an American musician best known for his involvement with the hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

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Church of Christ (Temple Lot)

The Church of Christ, informally referred to as the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) and "Hedrickites", is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri on what is known as the Temple Lot.

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Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)

The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States.

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Collegiate summer baseball

Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining.

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Columbia, Missouri

Columbia is a city in Missouri and the county seat of Boone County.

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Community of Christ

Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church with roots in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army (C.S.A.) was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

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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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David McCullough

David Gaub McCullough (born July 7, 1933) is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer.

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David Stover

David Stover (born December 13, 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma), is a former NASCAR driver.

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Devo

Devo (originally) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio formed in 1973.

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E. J. Gaines

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Family Christian Academy (Missouri)

Family Christian Academy is a private Christian school in Independence, Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Federal Information Processing Standards

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems by non-military government agencies and government contractors.

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First Battle of Independence

The First Battle of Independence was a minor engagement of the American Civil War, occurring on August 11, 1862, in the city of Independence, located in Jackson County, Missouri.

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First Lady of the United States

The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the hostess of the White House, usually the wife of the President of the United States, concurrent with the President's term in office.

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Fort Osage High School

Fort Osage Senior High School is a high school located at 2101 N. Twyman Rd.

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Fort Osage R-1 School District

The Fort Osage R-1 School District is a public school district located in Jackson County, Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Frank James

Alexander Franklin James (January 10, 1843 – February 18, 1915) was a Confederate soldier, guerrilla, and outlaw.

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Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter.

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Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 British-American war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick and starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin.

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Fur trade

The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur.

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GEHA

GEHA (Government Employees Health Association) is a self-insured, not-for-profit association providing health and dental plans to federal employees and retirees and their families through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).

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Genealogy

Genealogy (from γενεαλογία from γενεά, "generation" and λόγος, "knowledge"), also known as family history, is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories.

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George Caleb Bingham

George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) was an American artist whose paintings of American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River exemplify the Luminist style.

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George M. Todd

George M. Todd (unknown – October 21, 1864) was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War who served under William C. Quantrill.

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Ginger Rogers

Virginia Katherine Rogers (née McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer.

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Graceland University

Graceland University is a private liberal arts university with campuses in Lamoni, Iowa and Independence, Missouri.

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Green Acres

Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm.

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Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses, often abbreviated as GNR, is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), taking office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site

The Harry S. Truman National Historic Site (officially styled without the period after the S, Public Law 98-32, Government Printing Office.) preserves the longtime home of Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United States, as well as other properties associated with him in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area.

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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), located on U.S. Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri.

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Higashimurayama, Tokyo

is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

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Home rule

Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens.

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Ice hockey

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points.

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Independence and the Opening of the West

Independence and the Opening of the West is a 1961 mural by the American painter Thomas Hart Benton, located inside the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.

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Independence Hall

Independence Hall is the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.

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Independence Public School District

Independence Public School District is a school district headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States.

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Independence station

Independence, also known as Missouri Pacific Depot, is an Amtrak train station in Independence, Missouri, United States.

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Independence Temple

The Temple in Independence, Missouri, is a house of worship and education "dedicated to the pursuit of peace".

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Interstate 435

Interstate 435 (I-435) is an Interstate Highway beltway that encircles much of the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area within the states of Kansas and Missouri in the United States.

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Interstate 470 (Missouri)

Interstate 470 (I-470) is a loop of the Interstate Highway System that serves to link southeast Kansas City to Independence via Lee's Summit in Jackson County, Missouri.

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Interstate 70 in Missouri

In the U.S. state of Missouri, Interstate 70 (I-70) is generally parallel to the Missouri River.

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Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri)

The Jackson County Courthouse, also known as the Truman Courthouse, in Independence, Missouri is located on Independence Square at Main & Maple Street in Independence.

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Jackson County Jail and Marshal's House

The Jackson County Jail and Marshal's House in Independence, Missouri, United States is a building constructed in 1859 to serve as a county jail for Jackson County, Missouri.

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Jackson County, Missouri

Jackson County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author,iago is the online pseudonym of Fred Hicks, webmaster for and co-author of the Dresden Files RPG.

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Jim Eisenreich

James Michael Eisenreich (born April 18, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball player with a 15-year career from 1982–1984 and 1987–1998.

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John B. Arrington

John B. "Jack" Arrington (August 30, 1919 – March 29, 2001) was an American politician.

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John Noland

John Noland (1844 – June 25, 1908) was a black man who fought for the Confederate States of America with William Quantrill, and helped scout Lawrence, Kansas, before the raid by Quantrill's men in 1863.

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Johnathan Wendel

Johnathan Wendel (born February 26, 1981), also known by the gamertag Fatal1ty (pronounced "fatality"), is a former professional esports player of the first-person shooter titles Quake and Painkiller and entrepreneur.

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Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Kansas

Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States.

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Kansas City Area Transportation Authority

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a public transit agency in metropolitan Kansas City.

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Kansas City Comets (2010–)

The Kansas City Comets are an indoor soccer team based in Independence, Missouri, near Kansas City.

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Kansas City Mavericks

The Kansas City Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the ECHL.

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Kansas City metropolitan area

The Kansas City metropolitan area is a 15-county metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri, that straddles the border between the U.S. states of Missouri and Kansas.

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Kansas City Power and Light Company

. Kansas City Power and Light Company is an electric utility company serving the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Kansas City Public Library

The Kansas City Public Library is a public system headquartered in the Central Library in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas City Public Schools

Kansas City Public Schools or KCPS (formerly Kansas City, Missouri School District, or KCMSD) is a provisionally accredited school district headquartered at 2901 Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Kansas River

The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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KSMO-TV

KSMO-TV, virtual channel 62 (UHF digital channel 47), is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Kansas City, Missouri, United States and also serving Kansas City, Kansas.

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Labor Day

Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September.

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Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is a U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated facility in northeastern Independence, Missouri, that was established by Remington Arms in 1941 to manufacture and test small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army.

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Lake Tapawingo, Missouri

Lake Tapawingo is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States.

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Lamoni, Iowa

Lamoni is a city in Decatur County, Iowa, United States.

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Latter Day Saint movement

The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.

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LDS Visitors Center, Independence, Missouri

The LDS "Mormon" Visitors Center, Independence, Missouri (dedicated on May 31, 1971) is a visitors center owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Independence, Missouri.

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Lee's Summit, Missouri

Lee's Summit is a city located within the counties of Jackson (primarily) and Cass in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.

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Liberty Bend Bridge

The Liberty Bend Bridge is the common name for the two continuous truss bridges on Route 291 over the Missouri River in Sugar Creek, Missouri in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Liberty, Missouri

Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, located in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

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List of counties in Missouri

There are 114 counties and one independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Number of Inductees (counting groups as a single inductee): 136.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California.

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Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase (Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles or 2.14 million km²) by the United States from France in 1803.

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Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear are a mother-and-son folk duo, from Independence, Missouri, United States, consisting of singer-songwriter and guitarist Madisen Ward, and his mother Ruth Ward, who plays guitar and sings with him.

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Madonna of the Trail

Madonna of the Trail is a series of 12 monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States.

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Major Arena Soccer League

The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American indoor soccer league representing the highest level of professional arena soccer in the world.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Margaret Truman

Mary Margaret Truman Daniel (February 17, 1924 – January 29, 2008), also known as Margaret Truman or Margaret Daniel, was an American classical soprano, actress, journalist, radio and television personality, writer, and New York socialite.

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Margaret Weis

Margaret Edith Weis (born March 16, 1948) is a fantasy and science fiction writer and author of dozens of novels and short stories.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognised union between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between those spouses, as well as between them and any resulting biological or adopted children and affinity (in-laws and other family through marriage).

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Medium (TV series)

Medium is an American television drama series that originally aired on NBC for five seasons from January 3, 2005 to June 1, 2009, and on CBS for two more seasons from September 25, 2009 to January 21, 2011.

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Metropolitan Community College (Missouri)

Metropolitan Community College (MCC) is a community college system in Missouri, United States.

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Mid-Continent Public Library

Mid-Continent Public Library, officially known as Consolidated Library District #3, is a consolidated public library system serving Clay, Platte, and Jackson Counties in Missouri, with headquarters in Independence, Missouri.

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Mid-Plains League

The Mid-Plains League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond.

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Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

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Missouri City, Missouri

Missouri City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States.

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Missouri General Assembly

The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Missouri River

The Missouri River is the longest river in North America.

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Missouri Route 12

Route 12 is a short highway in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Missouri Route 291

Route 291 is a state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Missouri Route 7

Route 7 is a state highway with its northern terminus at U.S. Route 24 in northeast Independence and its southern terminus at Interstate 44 southeast of Richland (near the town of Laquey which it doesn't quite reach).

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Missouri Route 78

Route 78 is a highway in the Kansas City, Missouri area.

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Missouri Tigers football

The Missouri Tigers football program represents the University of Missouri in college football and competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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Moneyball (film)

Moneyball is a 2011 American sports film directed by Bennett Miller and written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin.

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MyNetworkTV

MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated as MyTV, MyNet, MNT or MNTV), is an American television network/syndication service that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox, operated by its Fox Television Stations division, and distributed through the syndication structure of 20th Television.

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers is a 1994 American satirical black comedy crime film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Sizemore, and Tommy Lee Jones.

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New Jerusalem

In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible, New Jerusalem (Jehovah-shammah, or " YHWH there") is Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple, the Third Temple, to be established in Jerusalem, which would be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom, the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel, during the Messianic era.

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Non-Hispanic whites

Non-Hispanic whites or whites not of Hispanic or Latino origin (commonly referred to as Anglo-Americans)Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Tenth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.:1994--Merriam-Webster See original definition (definition #1) of Anglo in English: It is defined as a synonym for Anglo-American--Page 86 are European Americans who are not of Hispanic or Latino origin/ethnicity, as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

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Orbital ATK

Orbital ATK Inc. was an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company.

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Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail is a historic East–West, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.

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Osage Nation

The Osage Nation (Osage: Ni-u-kon-ska, "People of the Middle Waters") is a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Great Plains who historically dominated much of present-day Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

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Overland Trail

The Overland Trail (also known as the Overland Stage Line) was a stagecoach and wagon trail in the American West during the 19th century.

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Paul Henning

Paul William Henning (September 16, 1911 – March 25, 2005) was an American producer and screenwriter.

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Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Phog Allen

Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American basketball and baseball player, coach of American football, basketball, and baseball, college athletics administrator, and osteopathic physician.

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Pop Warner Little Scholars

Pop Warner Little Scholars, commonly known simply as Pop Warner, is a nonprofit organization that provides activities such as American football, for over 425,000 youths aged 5 to 16 years old, in several nationals.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Poverty threshold

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

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Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity).

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Ralph Peer

Ralph Sylvester Peer (May 22, 1892 – January 19, 1960) was an American talent scout, recording engineer, record producer and music publisher in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Raytown C-2 School District

Raytown C-2 School District, doing business as "Raytown Quality Schools" (RQS), is a school district headquartered in Raytown, Missouri in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Restoration branches

Restoration branches movement is a Christian/Latter Day Saint religious sect which was formed in the 1980s by members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) in a reaction against the events of the RLDS 1984 world conference.

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Rick Sutcliffe

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Roger E. Billings

Roger Billings is a scientist and technology luminary known for his high-tech innovations in the fields of energy, computer networking, cybersecurity, and education.

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Ron Wallace (singer)

Ron Wallace (born in Independence, Missouri) is an American country music singer-songwriter.

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Route of the Oregon Trail

The historic Oregon Trail connected various towns along the Missouri River to Oregon's Willamette Valley.

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Rubicon (TV series)

Rubicon is an American television series created by Jason Horwitch and produced by Henry Bromell that was broadcast on the AMC television network in 2010.

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Rudy Bears

Rudy Bears is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division.

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Russ Morman

Russell Lee Morman (born April 28, 1962 in Independence, Missouri) is an American professional baseball coach and manager.

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Sam Hildreth

Samuel Clay Hildreth (May 16, 1866 – September 24, 1929) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer and owner.

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Santa Fe Trail

The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Satellite town

A satellite town or satellite city is a concept in urban planning that refers essentially to smaller metropolitan areas which are located somewhat near to, but are mostly independent of larger metropolitan areas.

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Second Battle of Independence

The Second Battle of Independence was a minor engagement of the American Civil War October 21–22, 1864 centered in Independence, Missouri, with some of the fiercest fighting taking place at the present-day United Nations Peace Plaza; the "Harry Truman" Railroad Depot; George Caleb Bingham's residence in the city, the Community of Christ church's Temple, Auditorium and "Stone Church"; and the headquarters of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot).

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Second Coming

The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian and Islamic belief regarding the future (or past) return of Jesus Christ after his incarnation and ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago.

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Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada

Second Empire, in the United States and Canada, is an architectural style most popular between 1865 and 1900.

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Silverstein Eye Centers Arena

The Silverstein Eye Centers Arena (formerly the Independence Events Center) is a 5,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Independence, Missouri, United States.

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Siouan languages

Siouan or Siouan–Catawban is a language family of North America that is located primarily in the Great Plains, Ohio and Mississippi valleys and southeastern North America with a few outlier languages in the east.

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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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Smoky Hills Wind Farm

The Smoky Hills Wind Farm (Phase I & Phase II) is a 250 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties, 140 miles west of Topeka in Kansas, north of Ellsworth.

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St. Joseph, Missouri

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Standard Oil of Ohio

Standard Oil of Ohio or Sohio was an American oil company, and the earliest component of the original Standard Oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller.

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Steamboat

A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.

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Strange Music

Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999.

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Sugar Creek, Missouri

Sugar Creek is a city in Clay and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Tech N9ne

Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known as Tech N9ne (pronounced "Tech Nine"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur.

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Temple Lot

The Temple Lot, located in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, is the first site to be dedicated for the construction of a temple in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Teresa Carpenter

Teresa Carpenter (born 1948) is an American author.

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The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), often informally known as the Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ.

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The Examiner (Missouri)

The Examiner is the daily newspaper of eastern Jackson County, Missouri, including Independence, Blue Springs and Grain Valley.

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The Kansas City Star

The Kansas City Star is a newspaper based in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States.

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 American science-fiction adventure film and the second installment in the ''Jurassic Park'' film series.

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The New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

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Thomas Hart Benton (painter)

Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter and muralist.

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Truman (book)

Truman is a 1992 biography of the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman written by popular historian David McCullough.

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Truman High School (Independence, Missouri)

Truman High School is a public high school located in Independence, Missouri, serving students in grades 9-12.

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Truman Road

Truman Road, Truman, or 15th Street is a major east/west road in Jackson County, Missouri.

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U.S. Route 24

U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States highways of 1926.

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U.S. Route 40

U.S. Route 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is an east–west United States Highway.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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Unilever

Unilever () is a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB; officially the Bureau of the Census, as defined in Title) 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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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Declaration of Independence

The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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University of Kansas

The University of Kansas, also referred to as KU or Kansas, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas.

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University of Missouri System

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, and ten research and technology parks.

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Vaile Mansion

The Harvey M. Vaile Mansion is located at 1500 North Liberty Street in Independence, Missouri.

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Van Horn High School (Missouri)

Van Horn High School is a comprehensive high school located at 1109 S. Arlington Ave.

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Western United States

The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West, the Far West, or simply the West, traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States.

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William Chrisman High School

William Chrisman High School is a high school located in Independence, Missouri, United States, as part of the Independence School District.

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William Quantrill

William Clarke Quantrill (July 31, 1837 – June 6, 1865) was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War.

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Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States.

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ZIP Code

ZIP Codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963.

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1838 Mormon War

The Mormon War is a name that is sometimes given to the 1838 conflict which occurred between Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and their neighbors in the northwestern region of the US state of Missouri.

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2010 United States Census

The 2010 United States Census (commonly referred to as the 2010 Census) is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence,_Missouri

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