Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
January 20, 1815, Captain Matthew Harris Jouett of the Army’s 3rd Mounted Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers resigned. Jouett-Bush-Frazer Early Kentucky Artist by William Barrow Floyd pg: 12


U.S. inauguration Trivia: There have been 59 inauguration ceremonies marking the start of a new four-year presidential term of office. Additionally, there have been nine Extraordinary inaugurations marking the start of a partial presidential term following the intra-term death or resignation of an incumbent president.
January 20, 1949, Lowes native Alben W. Barkley became the oldest vice president at 71 and Garrett L. Withers replaced him as Kentucky’s 32nd Class III U.S. Senator. Alben, who loved telling stories, frequently poked fun at himself and his office. He often told a story of a mother who had two sons; one went to sea, the other became vice president, and neither was heard from again.

Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Danville native John Michael Montgomery, born in 1965.
January 20, 1970, eleven horses perished in a Jonabell Farm fire.
January 20, 1978, La Grange in Oldham County, measured 31 inches of snow, the Kentucky record for snow depth. Three days earlier, 18 inches of fresh snow fell on top of seven inches. Another five-plus arrived on January 20, setting the record. The winter of 1977-1978 was very different from previous winters in Kentucky. It was the last time the Ohio River froze over this far south. Kentucky Weather By Jerry Hill; pg: 63
Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Louisville native DeVante Parker, born in 1993.