This Week In Kentucky History (12/18/23)
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Kentucky's state slogan has been around more than 230 years.
Kentucky's state slogan has been around more than 230 years and a very low-scoring Kentucky basketball game.
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Kentucky's state slogan has been around more than 230 years and a very low-scoring Kentucky basketball game.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipKentucky's state slogan has been around more than 230 years.
And wait until you hear about a very low scoring Kentucky basketball game.
Our Toby Gibbs has all the details.
And this look at this week in Kentucky history.
Kentucky lawmakers.
Okay, the state seal and state motto on December 24, 1792.
It's the same motto we have today.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Kit Carson was born December 24th, 1809, in Madison County.
The famed fur trapper, Explorer, Wilderness Guide and U.S. Army officer became a famous symbol of the West through newspaper articles and dime novels.
Adolph Rupp coached his first University of Kentucky basketball game on December 18th, 1930, beating Georgetown College 67 to 19.
It was the first of 876 wins for Coach Rupp over the next 41 years at Duke.
Kentucky beat Cincinnati 24 to 11 on December 20th, 1983.
That might sound like a football score, but it's not.
It was basketball.
Cincinnati deliberately held the ball as much as it could, thinking it was the only way it could possibly win the game.
The halftime score was 11 to 7.
This low scoring game was a factor in the creation of the basketball shot clock in 1985.
Louisville native John Colgan was born December 18th, 1840.
He invented flavored chewing gum at his drugstore in 1873, chewing gum with almost no flavor already existed.
Colgan added balsam, Tolu, extract and powdered sugar, and it became an international sensation.
And those are some of the interesting events this week in Kentucky history.
I'm Toby Gibbs.
$70 Mil Spent on KY Governor's Race
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 51s | Candidates and political action committees spent about $70 million on the ... (51s)
"Build-Ready Sites" Established in Rowan, Kentucky
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 4m 25s | In 2022, the state established the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPDI) as a ... (4m 25s)
Haley Calls Out DeSantis Over Massie
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 1m 7s | Massie was the only House Republican to vote last week against a GOP resolution ... (1m 7s)
Kentucky Abortion Lawsuit Dropped
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 57s | Attorneys for a Kentucky woman who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an ... (57s)
Lexington's First Flu-Related Death of the Season
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 3m 5s | Lexington reported 95 new cases of the flu, the highest number of new cases in a week ... (3m 5s)
Lt. Gov. Coleman Undergoes Surgery
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 29s | Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced she underwent a double mastectomy. (29s)
Making Delicious Dishes from Scraps
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 2m 36s | As we gather with family and friends this holiday season, many of the gatherings will ... (2m 36s)
New Cannabis Certification Program in Kentucky
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 3m 35s | Last week, Bellarmine University announced it's new Cannabis Certification program. (3m 35s)
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 48s | U.S. Representative Andy Barr is throwing his support behind Donald Trump in the 2024 ... (48s)
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 4m 1s | Greenhouse 17, an organization that provides services to victims of domestic violence ... (4m 1s)
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Clip: S2 Ep143 | 47s | State Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe was kicked in the face. (47s)
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