
This Week in Kentucky History (9/30/24)
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Roundup of events that happened in Kentucky's history this week.
Kentucky's win over Ole Miss on Saturday isn't the only newsworthy game between the two schools. Our Toby Gibbs has another one from 57 years ago, as we look back at This Week In Kentucky History.
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This Week in Kentucky History (9/30/24)
Clip: Season 3 Episode 87 | 1m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Kentucky's win over Ole Miss on Saturday isn't the only newsworthy game between the two schools. Our Toby Gibbs has another one from 57 years ago, as we look back at This Week In Kentucky History.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipKentucky's win over Ole Miss on Saturday isn't the only newsworthy game between the two schools.
Our Toby Gibbs has another one from 57 years ago.
As we look back at this week in Kentucky, history.
Lexington established its first post office on October 1st, 1794.
The post office and the city jail occupied the same two story log building.
Former Vice President John C Breckinridge fled Kentucky on October 2nd, 1861.
Kentucky did not secede from the Union during the Civil War and the pro Confederate Breckinridge would serve as a Confederate general and later as the Confederacy's secretary of war.
Morehead Normal School held its first classes in a rented house on October 3rd, 1887.
It became a public college in 1922 and is now known as Morehead State University.
On September 30th, 1967, Nate Northington became the first black player to play in a Southeastern Conference football game when he played for Kentucky against Ole Miss.
The census numbers released September 30th, 1920, reveal Kentucky's population to be 2,416,013.
Today, more than 100 years later, Kentucky has about four and a half million people.
President Dwight Eisenhower stopped in Lexington on October 1st, 1956, during his successful campaign for reelection.
Ike rode through downtown and gave a speech at the University of Kentucky's Memorial Coliseum.
The Goldenrod became Kentucky's official state flower on October 1st, 1942, and it remains the state flower to this day.
With this week in Kentucky history, I'm Toby Gibbs.
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Impact of Hurricane Helene on Kentucky
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Clip: S3 Ep87 | 5m 37s | A look at Mariachi Escudo, the only public-school mariachi band program in Kentucky. (5m 37s)
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