250 Years · 50 States · One Historic Milestone
Kentucky became the 15th state in the Union on June 1, 1792, the first state admitted west...
Read more →Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky....
Read more →Daniel Boone's explorations of Kentucky through the 1770s and beyond helped open the trans...
Read more →Kentucky declared itself neutral when the Civil War began, but the conflict deeply divided...
Read more →The first Kentucky Derby was run at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 17, 1875. The rac...
Read more →Kentucky bourbon whiskey, produced using locally grown grain and aged in charred oak barre...
Read more →Eastern Kentucky's coal fields became one of the most productive mining regions in the Uni...
Read more →Fort Knox, established in Kentucky in 1918, expanded significantly during World War II as...
Read more →Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system, was established as a national park in...
Read more →Today, Kentucky is known worldwide for its thoroughbred horse farms, distilleries, and mot...
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