This Week in Kentucky History (1/22/24)
Clip: Season 2 Episode 167 | 1m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
From a historic flood to a first of its kind transplant and the Super Bowl.
From a historic flood to a first of its kind transplant and a local connection to the Super Bowl.
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This Week in Kentucky History (1/22/24)
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From a historic flood to a first of its kind transplant and a local connection to the Super Bowl.
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Our Toby Gibbs takes a look at what happened this week in Kentucky History.
On January 24th, 1937, during the great Louisville flood, every part of the Ohio River reached flood stage for damage totaled $250 million.
Fred Vinson, Kentucky, and chief justice of the United States was born January 22nd, 1890, in Lawrence County, and he became chief justice on January 24th, 1946, after his appointment by President Harry Truman, one of Kentucky's longest serving U.S. senators, Wendell Ford, died on January 22nd, 2015.
He served four terms in the U.S. Senate and rose to become Senate majority whip.
And he was Kentucky's 53rd governor, serving from 1971 to 1974.
Governor Bradford signed the Kentucky Civil Rights Act on January 27th, 1966, the first statewide Civil Rights Act ever signed South of the Mason-Dixon Line.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Called it the strongest civil rights bill passed in a southern state.
Doctors at Louisville's Jewish hospital performed the first hand transplant in the United States on January 25th, 1999.
It took 14 and a half hours.
The patient, Matthew Scott, lost his left hand in a fireworks accident.
Moorhead State alum Phil Simms led the New York Giants to a Super Bowl title on January 25th, 1987.
Simms was named the game's most valuable Player.
And that's a look back at this week in Kentucky history.
I'm Toby Gibbs.
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 3m 47s | A south-central Kentucky school district is getting students career-ready. (3m 47s)
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 1m 52s | Secretary Michael Adams is defending Kentucky's current election law. (1m 52s)
Hal Rogers Improving After Car Crash
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 27s | Congressman Hal Rogers is now out of the hospital and getting physical therapy. (27s)
Kentucky Unemployment Rate Stays Constant
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 17s | Kentucky's unemployment rate was 4.3% in December. (17s)
Kentucky Votes to Create AI Taskforce
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 34s | The state would study how public agencies could use AI to their advantage. (34s)
Lexington Recieves Grant to Start Crisis Response Team
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 3m 33s | Lexington received an $850,000 grant to start a community-based crisis response team. (3m 33s)
Lex Tourism Invites Intergalactic Visitors
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 1m 51s | The city of Lexington is inviting extraterrestrial travelers to the Bluegrass. (1m 51s)
Louisville Mass Shooting Survivors File Lawsuit
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 58s | Survivors of a mass shooting in Louisville have filed a lawsuit. (58s)
Memorial Service at Capitol for J. Michael Brown
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 1m 18s | A memorial service was held at the state capitol over the weekend for J. Michael Brown. (1m 18s)
Move to Ease Hunting and Fishing Restrictions
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 1m 16s | A bill that would ease hunting and fishing restrictions on some Kentuckians. (1m 16s)
Moving Election Year Could Save $20 Million
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 46s | Moving Kentucky's elections for constitutional offices would save more than expected. (46s)
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 4m 24s | A report measuring how children of different racial groups are meeting developmental miles (4m 24s)
Thomas Massie Supported Ron DeSantis for President
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Clip: S2 Ep167 | 40s | Congressman Massie was on Fox News to support Florida Governor DeSantis for president. (40s)
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