Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
On June 21, 1761, four men left Alexandria for Kentucky. They fought through the trackless western Virginian woods, across the deep stream, and over the mountainous crags to the rugged canyon of the Red River tributaries. For eight years, John Swift and his three friends mined, smelted, and left much of it behind for current-day treasure hunters. The Kentucky by Thomas D. Clark, pg: 33


June 21, 1940, Newport native and inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, John T. Thompson passed.
June 21, 1952, Army PFC William M. Bennett from Hardin County died in the Korean War.
June 21, 1967, Army SSG Billy J. Watkins from Paducah died in the Vietnam War.
June 21, 1974, local officials held groundbreaking ceremonies for Lexington Center/Rupp Arena.
June 21, 1975, Ruffian won the Coaching Club American Oaks (GI).
June 21, 1987, Dayton native Todd Benzinger made his MLB debut for the Boston Red Sox.
Localtonians wish a Happy Birthday to Lawrenceburg native Tyler Childers, born in 1991.