Category Archives: Archives from South Central Kentucky Cultural Center
Today in History: FEB 16, Fidel Castro becomes Cuban premier
Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2023. There are 318 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and ...
Feb 15, 2023
Today in History: FEB 15, Jury finds Jeffrey Dahmer sane
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2023. There are 325 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill all...
Feb 14, 2023
Today in History: FEB 14, Arizona becomes 48th US state
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2023. There are 326 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day. Today's Highlight in History: In 1989, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini called ...
Feb 13, 2023
Today in History: FEB 13, Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies
Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2023. There are 327 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, New Jersey, found Bruno Rich...
Feb 12, 2023
Today in History: FEB 12, Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky
Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2023. There are 328 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United ...
Feb 11, 2023
Today in History: FEB 11, Pope Benedict XVI resigns
Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2023. There are 329 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 11, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime M...
Feb 10, 2023
Today in History: FEB 10, Chess star loses to IBM computer
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2023. There are 330 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 p...
Feb 09, 2023
Today in History: FEB 9, Beatles appear on "Sullivan" show
Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2023. There are 331 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 9, 1971, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in California's San Fer...
Feb 08, 2023
Today in History: FEB 8, Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2023. There are 332 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay...
Feb 07, 2023
Today in History: FEB 7, Kennedy imposes Cuba embargo
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2023. There are 333 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy I...
Feb 06, 2023