This Week in Kentucky History (12/11/23)
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Our Toby Gibbs has that and more in this look at This Week In Kentucky History.
The birth of a first lady and the final fight for “The Greatest.” Our Toby Gibbs has that and more in this look at This Week In Kentucky History.
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This Week in Kentucky History (12/11/23)
Clip: Season 2 Episode 138 | 1m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
The birth of a first lady and the final fight for “The Greatest.” Our Toby Gibbs has that and more in this look at This Week In Kentucky History.
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Wiggins has that and more in this Look at this week in Kentucky history.
Mary Todd, future wife of Abraham Lincoln, was born December 13th, 1818, in Lexington.
She married Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, in 1842.
Happy birthday to Isaac Shelby.
Kentucky's first governor was born December 11, 1750, in the Maryland colony.
He served as Kentucky's first governor from 1792 until 1786, and he served as Kentucky's fifth governor from 1812 to 1816.
While commanding troops during the war of 1812, he died in 1826.
Speaking of governors, William J.
Fields became governor on December 11th, 1923, known as Honest Bill from Oliver Hill.
He increased the gas tax to pay for his highway program.
He's also known as the governor who kept dairy cows on the governor's mansion lawn.
Colonel Harland Sanders, the man synonymous with world famous Kentucky Fried Chicken, died December 16th, 1980, although the team had already played games there.
Lexington's Rap Arena was officially dedicated as the University of Kentucky's home court on December 11th, 1976.
Kentucky Beat Kansas 9263.
Louisville native Muhammad Ali fought his last fight on December 11th, 1981.
He lost to Trevor Berbick in ten rounds in the Bahamas.
Ali's final record as a boxer was 56 wins, six losses.
And that's a look back at this week in Kentucky history.
I'm Toby Gibbs.
Candidates Filing for Kentucky House 2024
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 54s | Ed Massey has filed to run in 2024. (54s)
Headlines Across Kentucky (12/11/23)
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 2m 26s | Our Toby Gibbs explains in tonight's look at Headlines Around Kentucky. (2m 26s)
History of Kentucky’s Midnight Swearing-In
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 4m 6s | Historian Ron Bryant has some insight into why the swearing-in takes place at midnight. (4m 6s)
Home Dedications for Tornado Survivors
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 34s | Governor Andy Beshear joined local leaders to hand over the keys to ten new homes. (34s)
Judge Blocks Kentucky Charter School Funding
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 24s | Judge Phillip Shepherd has blocked Kentucky's mechanism for funding charter schools. (24s)
Kentucky Republicans Name New Chair
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 49s | The Republican Party picked Robert Benvenuti as its new chair, succeeding Mac Brown. (49s)
Louisville Considering Indianapolis Passenger Rail Service
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 3m 18s | Metro Louisville and the Kentucky Regional Planning and Development Agency just ... (3m 18s)
Remembering Former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 4m 2s | Former Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll has died at the age of 92. (4m 2s)
Tornado Touched Down in Bowling Green
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 1m 27s | While northern Tennessee had six deaths and the most destruction, Kentucky was hit, too. (1m 27s)
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 3m 8s | Some students at the University of Kentucky are learning about ... (3m 8s)
Why Holiday Decorating Brings Joy
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Clip: S2 Ep138 | 2m 28s | Do you find joy in 'decking the halls'? (2m 28s)
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