Kentucky Statehood Day
Kentucky Statehood Day is held on June 1. 1792. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. Help us
A lot of states have cities named Washington in honor of the first president of the United States, but Washington, Kentucky was the first.
Thomas Edison first introduced the public to the electric light bulb at the 1883 Southern Exposition, held in Louisville. According to some sources, more than 4,500 light bulbs were used to illuminate the exhibition at night, which constituted the largest display set of Thomas Edison’s recently invented incandescent lights.
Georgetown, Kentucky, is home to the largest Toyota manufacturing plant in the world. The Kentucky Derby is held on the first Saturday in May. The Kentucky Derby, held in Louisville, is the oldest horse race held continuously in the world. In the United States, it is known as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports” or “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” in reference to its approximate duration.