
TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia
July 8, 1863, Morgan’s Raiders felt threatened from Indianapolis and dashed across the Ohio River toward Wheeling, WVA. They were captured ten days later. Kentucky In Retrospect 1792-1967, by Lila Jones Kingston, pg: 33.
On July 8, 1956, Governor Happy Chandler, on Meet The Press, told the country that he would support the Democratic nominee for Kentucky’s Class II senate seat even though the Republican, John S. Cooper, and Happy were the oldest of friends since childhood. Cooper and ex-governor L. Weatherby battled for the seat left open by Alben Barkley’s death. Cooper won his 3rd term in the Class II seat.
July 8, 1994, a Frankfort woman, convicted of killing a 13-month-old, walked free aftershock probation. In 1990, 487 Kentucky inmates were shocked; in 1993, the number swelled to 750 (excluding county/jail). Shock probation has been a law for 20 years, and many feared it got out of hand. Kentucky allowed 1,933 in 2022.
Wishing Johnson Central's EagleX team and their solar car – "Holler Pride" – the best of luck. You make Team Kentucky proud! https://t.co/YO1qF0yJvj
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) July 8, 2024

Kentucky Headlines
July 8, 1925
Governor Fields Fights Fire at 3:00 a.m. at Governor’s Mansion
UK’s ex-Head of Geology Department Too Sick To Travel To TN as Witness in Scopes Trial
July 8, 1975
President Ford Announces Plans to Run for 2nd term
Former CA Governor Ronald Reagan Decides To Enter Presidential Race
July 8, 2000
American Kids Line Up To Buy Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Police Can’t Sell Guns to be Destroyed, They Must Sell confiscated Guns to be Resold; Police Pissed


