Kentucky gets its first governor, holds the first Kentucky Derby, and broadcasts the famous race on radio for the first time.

Toby Gibbs has more on some important firsts that happened this week in Kentucky history.

Masterson Station hosted the First Methodist Conference west of the Allegheny Mountains on May 15, eight 1790.

It took place at the current site of Lexington's Federal Prison on May 15, 1792.

Kentucky electors picked Isaac Shelby to be Kentucky's first governor.

Kentucky became a state on June 1st and Shelby was sworn in as governor on June 4th.

A fire destroyed 17 buildings, including the Phenix Hotel in downtown Lexington on May 15th, 1876.

The Marquis de Lafayette visited Lexington on May 16th, 1825.

Lafayette was a French nobleman who fought alongside the colonists during the Revolutionary War.

He is the namesake for Fayette County.

The Kentucky Derby wasn't always the first Saturday in May.

The first Derby was on Monday, May 17th, 1875, at the Louisville Jockey Club.

About 10,000 people watched as Aristides won the then mile and a half long race in 2 minutes and 37 seconds.

Flying Ebony won the 51st Kentucky Derby on May 16th, 1925.

It was the first Derby broadcast live on radio on both U.S. and Louisville and WGN in Chicago.

It's also believed to be the first derby referred to as the Run for the Roses.

And those are a few of the big events this week in Kentucky history.

I'm Toby Gibbs.