AND ANOTHER REASON JUNE 1ST IS AN IMPORTANT DATE. TODAY IS THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY’S 233RD BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENTUCKY! IT BECAME THE 15TH STATE IN THE UNION ON JUNE 1ST, 1792, AFTER ...

June 1 marks a special day in the history of the Bluegrass State— the 233rd anniversary of Kentucky's statehood. On this day in 1792, the Commonwealth of Kentucky officially became the 15th ...