1. In 1865, the Kentucky legislature voted to adopt the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery throughout the country.

2. In 1970, a tornado outbreak struck central Kentucky, killing 27 people and causing widespread damage. One of the tornadoes was an F4, the second-highest rating on the Fujita scale.

3. In 1822, Kentucky became the first state to establish a system of public schools funded by a state tax. The law, known as the "Mason-Dixon Act," was named after its supporters, William Mason and John Dixon.

4. In 1813, during the War of 1812, Kentucky militia under the command of General Samuel Hopkins defeated a force of British and Native American soldiers at the Battle of Frenchtown in Michigan. The victory was a turning point in the war in the western theater.

5. In 1990, jockey Pat Day won his 6,000th career race at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. Day, a native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, is considered one of the greatest riders in thoroughbred racing history and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991.