September 18, 1974
95 Vietnam Draft Dodgers Leave Prison; Some May Have To Return Says President Ford Ex-President Ford Will Enter Hospital Over Blood Clots
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September 18, 1924
Champion Sunflower 15 Feet High With 55 Blooms; Lexington Maple Street Kentucky School Newspaper Offices To Be Moved From Frankfort To Lexington
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On September 18, 1812, Richard M. Johnson’s men reached Fort Wayne in time to save it and turned back an Indian ambush in the War… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
September 17, 1924
UK Needs More Space For Classes; Temporary Structures Mentioned; Enrollment 1,838 Constitution Day Observed In Kentucky Schools
September 17, 1974
President Ford Says Nixon Pardon Right Native American Freed After Wounded Knee Demonstration
September 17, 1999
Uranium Workers Get An Apology From Government; Paducah Floyd Socks Carolina’s; Texas Gunman Angry Loner
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Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Lucy (Virgin) Downs, thought to be the 1st white child born west of the Allegheny Mountains. Lucy was born… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
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On September 16, 1874, feuding between the Little and Strong clans caused Governor Preston H. Leslie to send 60 state militia members to Jackson. Fast… Read More »TODAY KENTUCKY HISTORY
September 16, 1999
Kentucky Folk Festival in Frankfort Kentucky Derby Museum Gets Major Renovation
September 16, 1974
Lt. Gov. J. Carroll Backs Governor Ford For U.S. Senate Arabian Heritage Weekend on the Belvedere Brings Out the Crowd