Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
February 14, 1815, William Henry and Lieut. James Haydon met on the big hill in the back of the State House in Frankfort. There were three rounds of shots with no injuries. Having expended all their ammunition, the parties returned to town but returned hours later to finish their business. Friends on both sides brought about “an amicable and honorable compromise.” Famous Kentucky Duels by J. Winston Coleman, Jr.; pg: 138
February 14, 1849, Zachary Taylor visited Kentucky for the last time on his way to Washington, D.C., for his presidential inauguration. He died in office in July 1950 and was laid to rest in Springfield near Louisville. It Happened In Kentucky History by Robert A. Powell pg: 17
February 14, 1929, the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred. Gang banging in 1929.
February 14, 1968, Army SP4 Dohn W. Johnson from Louisville died in the Vietnam War.
February 14, 1969, Army WO1 Charles S. Jones from Louisa in Lawrence County died in the Vietnam War.
Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Covington native Jared Raymond Lorenzen, born in 1981.