And historic execution and the birth of a beverage.

Our Toby Gibbs has a look at some of the events that happened this week in Kentucky History.

Happy birthday to Happy Chandler.

Albert Benjamin Chandler Senior was born in Henderson County on July 14th, 1898.

He would serve twice as governor of Kentucky.

Six years as a U.S. senator and as baseball commissioner.

When Jackie Robinson integrated the game.

Kentucky executed seven men on July 13th, 1928, the biggest single day state execution in American history.

The state used old Sparky, the electric chair at the state penitentiary in Eddie Bill.

21,000 fans were on hand as the Who performed at Lexington's Rupp Arena on July 11th, 1980.

It was just eight months after 11 fans died in a stampede for seats during a WHO concert in Cincinnati.

150 off duty police officers and security guards helped keep the arena crowd under control.

Tickets ranged in price from 8 to $12.

JL Wayne Scott of Winchester created the Elite one soft Drink on July 13th, 1926.

Wayne Scott sponsored a contest to name the Ginger ale and citrus flavored drink.

The winning name is a pun based on the phrase a late one.

Speaking of fruit, the BlackBerry became Kentucky's official state fruit on July 13th, 2004.

And that's tonight's Look Back at this week in Kentucky history.

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