This Week in Kentucky History (1/2/24)
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The first week of January includes more interesting historic events from Kentucky's past.
The first week of January includes more interesting historic events from Kentucky's past.
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This Week in Kentucky History (1/2/24)
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The first week of January includes more interesting historic events from Kentucky's past.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe first week of January includes more interesting historic events from Kentucky's past.
Our Toby Gibbs has a few in tonight's look at this week in Kentucky history.
Early radio pioneer Nathan B Stubblefield of Murry demonstrated his wireless telephone on January 1st, 1902.
Houston Hall that January 2nd, 2020.
In 1967, he became one of the first four black football players to play at the University of Kentucky.
Kentucky almost had a major League Baseball team in the 1960s.
On January six, 1964, Kansas City A's owner Charlie Finley reached a deal to move the A's to Louisville, but other baseball owners vetoed the move.
Four years later, the team would move to Oakland.
Kentucky's General Assembly ratified the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote on January 6th, 1920.
About four years later, on January 1st, 1924.
Emma Guy Cromwell was sworn in as Kentucky's secretary of state, making her the first woman to hold a statewide office in Kentucky history.
She would go on to be state treasurer, state parks director, state bond commissioner and the director of archives.
John William Tait was born January 2nd, 1831, in Franklin County.
His nickname was Honest Dick, which is odd because his name was not Richard.
The honest part wasn't very accurate either.
As state Treasurer in 1888, he boarded a train in Frankfort with $100,000 and was never seen again.
And that's a look back at this week in Kentucky history.
I'm Toby Gibbs.
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Clip: S2 Ep154 | 22s | Kentucky House Republican's budget to be released next week. (22s)
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Clip: S2 Ep154 | 34s | More bad news for Kim Davis, the former Rowan County clerk who refused to issue ... (34s)
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Clip: S2 Ep154 | 3m 10s | Kentucky now has its Constitutional officers for the next four years after their ... (3m 10s)
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Clip: S2 Ep154 | 50s | Kentucky native and pioneering musician Les McCann dies at 88 years old. (50s)
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