Happy Kentucky Derby Week
May 2, 1778, Josiah Collins arrived from Haix County, Virginia to Boonesborough by Wilderness Road.
Lexington, 1779 Pioneer Kentucky As Described by Early Settlers by Bettye Lee Martin
May 2, 1882, Louisville native Pete Browning made his MLB debut with the Louisville Eclipse.
Kentucky Trivia: The Kentucky Derby has run on every day except Sunday.
May 2, 1967, Army PFC Roy A. Robertson from Danville in Boyle County died in the Vietnam War.
May 2, 1968, Marine Corps PVT Jerry Fields from Lexington died in the Vietnam War.
