TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Union County native Ormsby MacKnight, born in 1810. An astronomer and Union soldier; he published the 1st magazine in… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
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August 28, 1999
Federal Agents Disrupt UofL Ceremony; Take Student Out For Arrest; They Got Wrong Man Pee Wee Reese To Get Statue In Louisville Slugger Field
August 28, 1974
Last Free Tuesday At Zoo; Louisville Soaring Crimes Rate May Mean the Creation of a National Police
August 28, 1924
Governor Fields Appoints Two on State Charity Board Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Merge for New Phone Company
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August 27, 1774, Richard Henderson organized the Louisa Company to purchase a large territory or tract of land on the western waters from Native Americans… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
August 27, 1999
Janet Reno Says Waco Findings Hurt Her Governor Patton Fires State Police Commissioner; He Wants a Civilian To Lead
August 27, 1974
Lindberg Dies of Cancer Land-Buying For Red Dam Set Back Three Months
August 27, 1924
Negro Slain In Police Station Trying To Flee Two Congressional Candidates For Congress 3rd District Throw Punches
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August 26, 1828, the Commonwealth swore in Thomas Metcalfe as the 10th governor. Joseph Desha, the outgoing governor, disliked Metcalfe so much he didn’t leave… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
August 26, 1999
Kentucky Will Get 14 More Immigration Agents Drug Sting Nets Dozens From America Airlines