August 20, 1924
Dry Agents Burn Man’s Home During Raid; Louisville Owsley County (Booneville) Steps Out Despite Isolation
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August 20, 1792, Danville established the 1st Post Office with Thomas Barbeeas as Postmaster, nearly two years before Harrodsburg, Washington, Lexington, Bairdstown (later Bardstown), Bourbontown… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
August 19, 1999
The Captain Is Mourned; Pee Wee Funeral Draws Celebrity’s and Fans From Afar
August 19, 1974
Tobacco See 1st Automated Auction; Many Not Happy Except Corporate Rep. Dan Snyder Said Busing Was a Scheme to Change America
August 19, 1924
6 Kentuckians (Brothers, 1 Boy, Officer) Are Killed In Pistol Fights Over Weekend; Pike, Harlan, Pulaski Housekeeper May Loose $500,000 and Huge Farm Left By… Read More »August 19, 1924
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August 19, 1782, the Battle of Blue Licks occurred near present-day Mount Olivet in Robertson County. The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
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August 18, 1855, Governor Thomas “Stone Hammer” Metcalfe, our 10th governor, passed away from cholera at Forest Retreat in Nicholas County, his home. Henry Clay… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY