Today in Kentucky

June 6, 1776, a meeting held in Fort Harrod elected George Rogers Clark and Gabriel John Jones to persuade the Virginia legislature to create a… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

June 5, 1869, Fenian won the 3rd Belmont Stakes over seven others in a 1 5/8 miles test in 3:04 ¼, and earned $3,350.  Fenian… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On June 4/5, 1775, eight hunters/explorers from Harrod’s Fort came to Central Kentucky to establish a settlement north of the Kentucky River.  They camped at… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

June 3, 1781, Captain John “Jack” Jouett, Jr., a Revolution War hero, rode 40 miles from Monticello to Charlottesville to warn Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On June 2, 1814, Shaker Village became official after nine years in development with New Lebanon, NY.  In 1805, they set out from NY to… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

June 1, 2024, Localtonians wish a Happy 232nd Birthday the Commonwealth of Kentucky. June 1, 1789, Native Americans broke into the house of Edmond Stephenson… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

May 31, 1797, the Kentucky Gazette ran an announcement for public amusement in Central Kentucky.  “A room for exhibition purposes has been erected for tumbling,… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On May 30, 1806, Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson, two Tennesseans, crossed the state border to settle their differences in one of Kentucky’s most famous… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

May 29, 1775, Richard Henderson’s journal stated that a letter arrived at Boonesboro containing news of a battle near Boston.  The Battles of Lexington and… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY

On Sunday, May 28, 1775, Boonesborough hosted the 1st recorded public worship service in Kentucky.  The Reverend John Lyth, an Episcopalian clergyman, conducted the Anglican… Read More »TODAY IN KENTUCKY HISTORY