Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
May 20, 1846, James Jackson of Lexington and Robert Patterson of Frankfort dueled. They met near Bethlehem, Indiana. Thomas Marshall acted for Jackson and George Crittenden for Patterson. After exchanging shots without effect, the difficulty passed.
History of Kentucky, Vol. 1 pg: 53 by Richard Collins
May 20, 1861, Governor Magoffin proclaimed the state’s neutrality.
U.S. Trivia: President Obama dropped more bombs than any other modern president. In 2016 he dropped between 23,000 and 30,000, depending on the source. Also in 2016, U.S. special operators functioned in 70% of the world’s nations: 138 countries—a jump of 130% since G.W. Bush’s administration.
May 20, 1967, watch the 92nd running of the Preakness Stakes.
May 20, 1970, Army PFC Thomas J. Kelso from Louisville died in the Vietnam War.
May 20, 2007, Lexington native Tyler Clippard made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees.

May 20, 2017, watch the 142nd Preakness Stakes.