
This Week in Kentucky History (3/18/2024)
Clip: Season 2 Episode 208 | 1m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
A look back at this week in Kentucky's history.
A look back at this week in Kentucky's history.
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This Week in Kentucky History (3/18/2024)
Clip: Season 2 Episode 208 | 1m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
A look back at this week in Kentucky's history.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipA final game for a legendary coach.
Plus, historic severe weather.
Toby Gibbs has a look at this week in Kentucky.
His story.
Civil war, destruction and violence continued in Kentucky as Confederate forces burned the Rowan County Courthouse on March 21st, 1864.
On the same day union troops fled the Bath County Courthouse as Confederates invaded.
Tornadoes swept through Kentucky on March 18th, 1925 one.
Beginning in Gallatin, Tennessee, traveled into Kentucky and killed 39 people in Allen, Baron, Monroe and Metcalf counties and destroyed 150 homes.
On March 21st, 1906, Governor Jay C.W.
Backup signed legislation creating the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School.
The school would later change its name to Eastern Kentucky University.
University of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp coached in his last NCAA tournament championship game on March 19th, 1966, as Kentucky lost to Texas Western.
And Rupp coached his last game for Kentucky on March 18, 1972, as Kentucky fell to Florida State in the NCAA tournament.
The Kentucky General Assembly officially okayed my old Kentucky home by Stephen Foster as Kentucky State Song on March 19, 1928.
And that's a look back at This Week in Kentucky History.
I'm Toby Giddens.
And we'll be hearing that song before too long.
As Derby Day approaches the first Saturday in May.
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Clip: S2 Ep208 | 2m 51s | Break down of House Bill 1, which uses the state’s rainy day fund for one-time projects. (2m 51s)
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Clip: S2 Ep208 | 4m 2s | The debate over school choice is moving from the statehouse to the ballot box. (4m 2s)
Inside LOU: Greater Louisville Inc.
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Clip: S2 Ep208 | 3m 22s | A look at what's next for downtown Louisville with leaders at Greater Louisville, Inc. (3m 22s)
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Clip: S2 Ep208 | 2m 42s | Bill would give state government workers up to four weeks of paid leave after birth. (2m 42s)
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Clip: S2 Ep208 | 4m 34s | We go inside a real-life “School of Rock” in southern Kentucky. (4m 34s)
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