War forces lawmakers to flee Frankfurt.

And a record worth breaking on a hot August day.

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

His story.

25 people died as an EF two tornado hit Louisville on August 27th, 1854.

Another 100 people were hurt.

Of the 25 dead, 18 were from the Third Presbyterian Church.

It's believed the tornado was 800 yards wide and stayed on the ground for two miles.

The Civil War battle of Richmond began on August 29th, 1862.

It was an overwhelming Confederate victory and left Lexington and Frankfort vulnerable to Confederate attacks.

As a result, the Kentucky General Assembly in session at the time adjourned on August 31st, 1862, and moved from Frankfort to Louisville as Confederate forces approached.

Nancy Green, a model for Aunt Jemima, died in a car accident on August 30th, 1923.

She'd been born into slavery in Montgomery County in 1834.

The Davis Milling Company of Saint Joseph, Missouri, hired Green to portray the Aunt Jemima character.

Starting in 1893, the University of Kentucky was home to the world's biggest water balloon fight on August 27th, 2011.

Almost 9000 people through a total of 175,000 balloons.

And that's a look back at this week in Kentucky history.

I'm Toby Gibbs.