Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets

July 16, 1819, Francis Waring dueled Jacob Holdman, with smoothbore pistols of the flint-lock type at 10 paces, on a farm one mile from Frankfort. Waring died instantly and Holdman was crippled for life.
Famous Kentucky Duels by J. Winston Coleman, Jr.; pg: 59

July 16, 1894, Allen County lynched Marion Howard, a black male, for rape.
July 16, 1895, Clark County lynched Robert Haggard, a black male, for attempted rape.
July 16, 1952, Army PVT Clarence M. Bush from Batten County died in the Korean War.
July 16, 1967, Army PFC Charles I. Carter from Shelbyville died in the Vietnam War.
July 16, 1969, Air Force CAPT James V. Dawson from Ashland died in the Vietnam War.
July 16, 1979, Kiss played Rupp Arena. They played Rupp eight times from 1977 to 2000.
