1. In 1864, during the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led a raid on Mount Sterling, Kentucky, where they captured Union supplies and destroyed railroads. However, Union forces soon pursued Morgan and his men, leading to a battle in Ohio.

2. In 1923, the town of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, experienced a devastating tornado. The tornado killed 8 people and destroyed much of the town, including 200 homes and many businesses.

3. In 1950, Kentucky Governor Earle C. Clements signed a bill that banned the teaching of evolution in public schools. The law remained in effect until 1976, when it was finally repealed.

4. In 1974, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional. It would take another 40 years before Kentucky legalized same-sex marriage in 2014.

5. In 2013, a fire broke out in a barn at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville. The fire killed 23 thoroughbred horses and caused millions of dollars in damage. The cause of the fire was determined to be an electrical malfunction.