June 18, 201412 yr I question this one: 13. Martin van Buren Bates, a captain in the 7th Kentucky Cavalry, was so tall (about 7'2”) that his feet were said to drag on the ground when he sat in the saddle. After the war he achieved the nearly impossible—he met (and married) a woman even taller than himself.
June 18, 201412 yr 11. To this day, Kentucky’s governors must swear an oath before taking office that they have never fought a duel with deadly weapons. As must election day precinct workers, every election. Dumbest. Thing. Ever. And you can tell the County Clerk absolutely HATES reading that part of it, but has to.
June 18, 201412 yr 3. Thunder Over Louisville, the Derby festivities' opening ceremony, has the world's largest fireworks display. Unless Thunder over Louisville has surpassed it, it used to be said that Thunder was the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Now, maybe Thunder surpassed the one in China that is or used to be bigger. 11. To this day, Kentucky’s governors must swear an oath before taking office that they have never fought a duel with deadly weapons. Pretty much all KY elected officials must swear to this. Many non elected officials too. 15. Kaelin's restaurant in Louisville claims to have invented the cheeseburger in 1934, although a Denver drive-in called Humpty Dumpty's patented it a year later. I restaurant in Pasadena, CA was making cheese burgers in the 1920's and can prove it from menu's they had printed back then. 19. Bowling Green is also the birthplace of all little red Corvettes (as well as the rest of the colors they come in). Today all Corvette's are made in Bowling Green but in the past they have been made in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, MO. 32. More than half of all U.S. troops killed in the War of 1812 were Kentuckians. Were more than half of U.S. troops who fought also from KY or were the KY troops just put in the worst battles?
June 18, 201412 yr 15. Kaelin's restaurant in Louisville claims to have invented the cheeseburger in 1934, although a Denver drive-in called Humpty Dumpty's patented it a year later. I restaurant in Pasadena, CA was making cheese burgers in the 1920's and can prove it from menu's they had printed back then. Hardly matters now... Kaelin's being kaput and all...
June 18, 201412 yr Hardly matters now... Kaelin's being kaput and all... True. The restaurant that took its place is pretty good.
June 18, 201412 yr 3. Thunder Over Louisville, the Derby festivities' opening ceremony, has the world's largest fireworks display. Unless Thunder over Louisville has surpassed it, it used to be said that Thunder was the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Now, maybe Thunder surpassed the one in China that is or used to be bigger. 11. To this day, Kentucky’s governors must swear an oath before taking office that they have never fought a duel with deadly weapons. Pretty much all KY elected officials must swear to this. Many non elected officials too. 15. Kaelin's restaurant in Louisville claims to have invented the cheeseburger in 1934, although a Denver drive-in called Humpty Dumpty's patented it a year later. I restaurant in Pasadena, CA was making cheese burgers in the 1920's and can prove it from menu's they had printed back then. 19. Bowling Green is also the birthplace of all little red Corvettes (as well as the rest of the colors they come in). Today all Corvette's are made in Bowling Green but in the past they have been made in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, MO. 32. More than half of all U.S. troops killed in the War of 1812 were Kentuckians. Were more than half of U.S. troops who fought also from KY or were the KY troops just put in the worst battles? Strange, I've read that the cheeseburger was invented by White Castle in the 20s and that the War of 1812 had more people killed from Appalachia than anywhere else, not specifically KY.
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