Today in Kentucky

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On May 8, 1775, the Transylvania Land Company, owned by Colonel Richard Henderson, named their new colony Transylvania and proclaimed… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 7, 1775, Daniel Boone traveled into the woods trying to find a stray horse.  He camped all night and… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets May 6, 1782, Lexington is formally chartered by an act of the Virginia General Assembly.  The act provided a board… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On May 5, 1884, Knott County came into existence from Perry County, Breathitt County, Floyd County, and Letcher County.  Hindman… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Kentucky’s 25th governor, John White Stevenson, born in 1812.  In 1867, just five days… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Thursday, May 3, 1900, Lieut. Gibson won the 26th Kentucky Derby.  His winning time of 2:06 1/4 for a 1… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Munfordville native Simon Bolivar Buckner, born in 1823.  Our 30th governor fought in the… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On May 1, 1769, Daniel Boone, John Finley, and four others set out for the Cumberland Gap using the same… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets April 30, 1745, Shireborn delivered Selima on the Earl of Godolphin’s stud farm near Newmarket. April 30, 1789, New York… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets On April 29, 1814, Henry Clay loaned famed Kentucky artist Joseph H. Bush $50.00 and months later, $150.00.  Jouett-Bush-Frazer Early… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY