TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia On October 15, 1796, the Kentucky Gazette ran the 1st written record of the Wilderness Road. It read, “The Wilderness Road from Cumberland… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia On October 15, 1796, the Kentucky Gazette ran the 1st written record of the Wilderness Road. It read, “The Wilderness Road from Cumberland… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia I am firm in my belief that a teacher lives on and on through his students. Good teaching is forever and the and… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia On October 13, 1779, the Virginia legislature began to execute a plan and formed a committee, Virginia Land Commission, to resolve proper ownership… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do. Lionel Hampton October 12, 1808, the most important theatrical event… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia October 11, 1842, Joseph Desha, Kentucky’s 9th governor passed away in Georgetown, 14 years after he left office. His family buried him on… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Thank You For Visiting On October 10, 1773, Daniel Boone’s eldest son died in the Boone Massacre in what is now Lee County. Separated from… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Thank You For Visiting October 9, 1829, a famous Lexington Duel between Pro-Slavery Charles Wickliffe and Lexington Gazette editor and Anti-Slavery George J. Trotter occurred… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia October 8, 1862, one of Kentucky’s bloodiest and largest Civil War battles took place at the Battle of Perryville in Boyle County. Union… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On October 7, 1873, Louisville dedicated the 1st school in Kentucky, built with public funds solely for educating African-American children,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY