Kentucky
Some of the key events about Kentucky
- 1792Kentucky became the 15th state to join the United States
- 1811The first commercial steamboat successfully traveled on the Ohio River
- 1811A series of devastating earthquakes struck the New Madrid Seismic Zone, causing widespread destruction in Kentucky
- 1862The Battle of Perryville, the bloodiest Civil War battle in Kentucky, resulted in over 7,600 casualties
- 1875The Kentucky Derby, America's longest continuously held major sporting event, was first run
- 1890A tornado outbreak killed 76 people and injured 200 in Louisville
- 1904The world's first electric hoist was installed in a coal mine in Bell County
- 1917Fort Knox was established as a military post
- 1935Mammoth Cave National Park was established, protecting the world's longest known cave system
- 1937The construction of the Kentucky Dam began, providing flood control and hydroelectric power
- 1937The Ohio River flood submerged 70% of Louisville and forced 175,000 residents to evacuate
- 1960The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park was established, preserving an important frontier passage
- 1970A coal slag dam on Buffalo Creek collapsed, causing a flood that killed 125 people in nearby West Virginia
- 1977The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate killed 165 people
- 1988A drunk driver caused a bus crash near Carrollton, killing 27 people in the worst drunk driving accident in U.S. history
- 1990The Kentucky Education Reform Act was passed, significantly improving the state's education system
- 1994USAir Flight 1016 crashed in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 37 passengers, including many Kentuckians
- 2008The National Corvette Museum opened in Bowling Green, celebrating America's sports car
- 2009A severe ice storm left over 700,000 Kentucky residents without power for days
- 2021A series of tornadoes devastated parts of Western Kentucky, killing 74 people and causing extensive damage
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