Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
To be born in Kentucky is a heritage; to brag about it is a habit; to appreciate it is a virtue. Irvin S. Cobb
August 17, 1950, Army PFC Ellis E. Towery from McLean County died in the Korean War.
August 17, 1970, Army SFC Guy W. Patton from Owensboro in Daviess County died in the Vietnam War.
August 17, 1978, the Kentucky State Fair’s Diamond Jubilee, marking 75 years, opened.