TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
August 16, 1862, Adj. General Finnell reported that 41,703 Kentuckians volunteered for the Union Army, one year, four months, and four days into the war.… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
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August 15, 1924
700 Seek Jobs At Bluegrass Fair President Coolidge Accepts Republican Nomination For Try at Another Term
August 15, 1999
Pee Wee Reese 1918-1999 Legend On Diamond; Gem in Life
August 15, 1974
Joe Creason, 55, Courier Journal Sports Writer Dies All Eyes On State Fair
TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
August 15-17, 1782, Captain Caldwell and his combined Shawnee and Wyandot forces attempted to surprise Bryant’s Station. The war party fired on the fort, burned… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
August 14, 1974
The Milk Co-Op Tries To Buy Nixon Senate Passes $11.3 Billion Housing Bill
August 14, 1924
25 Million Expected To Hear President Coolidge Speech Via Radio W.T. Sistrunk, 62, One of Lexington’s Wealthiest and Best Known Businessman Dies
August 14, 1999
Radioactive Metals May Have Left Paducah Plant Vencor Tanks and Steffi Retires A Legend
TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Localtonians wish a Happy Anniversary to Daniel Boone and Rebecca Boone, who wed in 1756. They would settle in Rowan County, NC for a little… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
August 13, 1998
Louisville Doctors Want Artificial Heart Working By Next Year Lynwood Montell Pursues Haunted Kentucky Folklore