We have an eclectic trio of Kentucky birth days, the world's largest baseball bat and details on the first concert at Rupp Arena, Our Toby Gibbs explains.

And this look at this week in Kentucky history.

Kentucky is home to several vice presidents, including Richard Em Johnson, born October 17, 1780, near present day Louisville.

He was vice president under Martin Van Buren from 1837 to 1841.

Happy birthday to Georgia Davis Powers.

Born October 19th, 1923.

In 1967, she became the first black Kentucky state senator, as well as the first woman.

Here's a third birthday.

Grandpa Jones, the country music star, perhaps best known as a regular on the TV show Hee Haw, was born Lewis Marshall Jones on October 28, 1913, in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Fame bank robber Jesse James was having dinner at a Bardstown restaurant on October 18th, 1881, when word came that he had just robbed a bank in Kansas.

He carved his name and the date into a window pane to prove he couldn't have done it.

Lawrence Welk and his orchestra were the first performers in the new Rupp Arena on October 17th, 1976.

Appropriately, the arena's namesake, former UK basketball coach Adolph Rupp, was in the front row.

The crowd was so big, Rupp Arena ran out of popcorn.

The world's largest bad at 120 feet long and 34 tons, arrived in Louisville on October 21st, 1995.

The giant Louisville Slugger stands outside the Hillary and Brad's Bee headquarters.

And that's a look back at this week in Kentucky history.

I'm Toby Gibbs.