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Daniel Boone Finds Cumberland Gap
Daniel Boone discovered the Cumberland Gap, Which gave a new opening and finding of more land. -
Kentucky Becomes a State
Kentucky was the 15th state. -
Civil War
kentucky joined the union, and was a slave state as well as a border state.Lasted 1861-1864 -
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest
Paducah was raided by Gen. Forrest during civil war. -
1st Kentucky Derby
The first Kentucky derby was held at Churchill Downs. -
Black Patch tabacco Wars
The Black Patch wars were the fight to grow the most dark-fired Tabacco. One of the most domestic civil threats to the government. Lasted 1904-1908 -
huge flood of 1937.
Huge flood of 1937 in Paducah Kentucky. -
Muhamad Ali Discovers Boxing
Born and raised in Louisville, At just 12 years old, Muhamad walked into a gym for the first time. -
Prestonburg School Bus Wreck
A bus collided with a record in Floyd County, sending the bus into the river. 26 kids and the driver drowned. only 22 students lived. Still the deadliest bus accident in the US. -
Heath Highschool Shooting
Michael Carnell, at just 15 years old, shot and killed 3 students and injured 5 at Heath Highschool, in Paducah, leaving one paraplegic. has been in prison for 25 years and was just denied parole -
Marshall County Highschool Shooting
Gabe Parker open fired on fellow students in Marshall county high killing two and injuring 14.