Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Burkesville native William Marrion Branham, born in 1909.
April 6, 1917, America, led by President Woodrow Wilson, entered into World War I.
On April 6, 1919, the steamer Advance struck a snag puncturing an oil barge; the vessel caught fire and sank within minutes. Shipping oil and gas continued down the Kentucky River from Lee County until pipelines came into play. When that happened, the Kentucky River lost another source of income. The Kentucky River by William E. Ellis, pg: 168
Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Florida bred Dr. Fager, born in 1964.
April 6, 1971, Igor Stravinsky passed over, the most influential composer of the 20th Century.
April 6, 1993, Shelbyville native Lee Owen Tinsley made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners.