Historical place archive

Kentucky in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kentucky in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1791–2023

Historical events in Kentucky

1791

4 February 1791
Kentucky Statehood Act
Isaac Shelby · Government of USA

Future governor of Kentucky after Congress provides for Kentucky's 1792 admission

2023

7 July 2023
United States Completes Chemical Stockpile Destruction
Joseph Robinette Biden · Democratic Party Government

The United States destroys its final declared chemical weapon, completing destruction of the last declared national stockpile under OPCW verification.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Kentucky. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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