Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
June 24, 1842, Lexingtonian Thomas Marshall dueled James Webb, editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer in Delaware. Marshall challenged, and on the second exchange of shots, wounded Col. Webb in the left knee, which lamed him for life. The challenged man chose pistols at ten paces.
Famous Kentucky Duels by J. Winston Coleman, Jr.; pg:143
June 25, 1950, the Korean War began.
June 25, 1967, Army PFC Ottis Reed from Meta from Pike County died in the Vietnam War.
June 25, 1969, Army SP4 Barry N. Thompson from Coxs Creek in Nelson County died in the Vietnam War.
June 25, 1998, Louisville native Matt Anderson made his MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers.
June 25, 2008, a workplace shooting occurred at an Atlantis Plastics factory in Henderson.
Effective June 25, 2013, Clark County, was named and designated as the birthplace of beer cheese.
Effective June 25, 2013, Ale-8-One is named and designated as an original Kentucky soft drink.
June 25, 2018, Lexington native Tyler Clippard received his World Series ring.