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June 1, 1792 • Kentucky became the fifteenth state to be admitted to the union and Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 1795 • Free Frank McWorter builds and manages a farming settlement in Pulaski County, Kentucky while enslaved by his father, George McWhorter; his ...
December 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Fatherland's Heroes Day (Russia) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tanganyika from Britain in 1961. ( Tanzania) International Anti-Corruption Day ( United Nations) [56] National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day.
Battle of Middle Creek [12] January 10, 1862. Floyd County, Kentucky. American Civil War. Offensive in Eastern Kentucky (1862) United States of America vs Confederate States of America. Battle of Mill Springs [13] January 19, 1862. Pulaski County, Kentucky.
The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...
May 20, 1861 • Kentucky, trying to remain neutral in the American Civil War, issues a proclamation asking both sides to stay off Kentucky soil. May 29–31, 1861 • Delegates from 5 Jackson Purchase counties meet in Mayfield along with delegates of 12 Tennessee counties to discuss secession, but the plan is abandoned following Tennessee's ...
Utah. Washington. Kentucky was a southern border state of key importance in the American Civil War. It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the Confederacy, the legislature petitioned the Union Army for assistance.
History of Kentucky. 1775 – Lexington founded in the Colony of Virginia by Colonel Robert Patterson. [ 1] 1776 – Lexington becomes part of the new state of Virginia. 1780 - Transylvania University founded. [ 2] May – Town of Lexington established. August – Siege of Bryan Station. 1784 – Mount Zion Church founded.
The Kentucky Historical Society ( KHS) is an agency of the Kentucky state government that records and preserves important historical documents, buildings, and artifacts of Kentucky's past. [1] It was originally established in 1836 as a private organization. The KHS history campus, located in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, includes the Thomas D ...