TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets June 6, 1776, a meeting held in Fort Harrod elected George Rogers Clark and Gabriel John Jones to persuade the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets June 6, 1776, a meeting held in Fort Harrod elected George Rogers Clark and Gabriel John Jones to persuade the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets June 5, 1869, Fenian won the 3rd Belmont Stakes over seven others in a 1 5/8 miles test in 3:04… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On June 4/5, 1775, eight hunters/explorers from Harrod’s Fort came to Central Kentucky to establish a settlement north of the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets June 3, 1781, Captain John “Jack” Jouett, Jr., a Revolution War hero, rode 40 miles from Monticello to Charlottesville to… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On June 2, 1814, Shaker Village became official after nine years in development with New Lebanon, NY. In 1805, they… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Happy 231st Birthday June 1, 1789, Transylvania Seminary held their 1st session in Lexington after moving from Danville. The Squire’s Sketches of Lexington by J.… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 31, 1797, the Kentucky Gazette ran an announcement for public amusement in Central Kentucky. “A room for exhibition purposes… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On May 30, 1806, Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson, two Tennesseans, crossed the state border to settle their differences in… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 29, 1775, Richard Henderson’s journal stated that a letter arrived at Boonesboro containing news of a battle near Boston. … Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY
Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Sunday, May 28, 1775, Boonesborough hosted the 1st recorded public worship service in Kentucky. The Reverend John Lyth, an Episcopalian… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY