TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia
July 27, 1884, Newport native Kid Baldwin made his MLB debut for the Kansas City Unions.
July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended. The exact number of Kentuckians who died varies by sources. The Kentucky National Guard claims 1,027. The Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s original source says 866.
July 27, 1963, Claysville, in Harrison County, native Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. died.
July 27, 1966, Army PFC Carlos D. Moore from Harlan died in the Vietnam War.
July 27, 1967, Army SSG Martin Fleischmann from Utica from Daviess County died in the Vietnam War.
July 27, 1985, watch the Haskell Stakes.
July 27, 2014, Harlan native Wallace Clayton “Wah Wah” Jones died in Lexington.
July 27, 2019, six went to post in Saratoga’s GII $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes for three-year-olds.
Kentucky Headlines
July 27, 1924
Fly From Chicago To New York In 8 Hours
Lawn Social at Railroad Y.M.C.A.; Lexington
July 27, 1974
Nixon’s Refusal To Obey Subpoenas Begins a Trail of Court Fights
If Nixon Should Resign, Them What Would Happen
July 27, 1999
Thunder Ridge; Cars On Inside Track-Horses on Outside Track
GOP Leaders Advise President Clinton To Comply With Starr Subpoena