Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
February 9, 1813, the Gazette announced the ambush and terrible butchery at the River Basin. The battle in the War of 1812 took place in mid-January.
It Happened Today in Kentucky by Robert A. Powell




February 9, 1953, Army PVT James S. Walker from Perry County died in the Korean War.
February 9, 1957, the colt Round Table was the focal point of one of the most memorable sales in thoroughbred history. Shortly before the 5th race at Hialeah, with a handshake, A.B. “Bull” Hancock Jr. sold Round Table to Oklahoma Oilman Travis M. Kerr for $175,000, a bargain for Kerr, but Bull kept 20% interest as a stallion.
Racelens by Philip von Borries