Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
March 8, 1880, workers completed the Cincinnati-Southern Railroad through Kentucky over much heated opposition by L&N. Today in Kentucky History by Robert A. Powell pg: 28
March 8, 1908, Flemingsburg native Herman “Ivory” Chittison, jazz pianist, passed over.
March 8, 1953, Army PVT Clifford E. Sizemore from Whitley County died in the Korean War.
March 8, 1968, Army SP4 Larry R. Redmon from Salvisa in Mercer County died in the Vietnam War.
March 8, 1971, Army 1LT John D. Hale from Brandenburg in Meade County died in the Vietnam War.
March 8, 1991, Marine Corps CPT Reginald Underwood from Lexington died fighting in the Desert Storm.
March 8, 2014, Santa Anita Park hosted the GII $300,500 San Felipe Stakes for three-year-olds.