History

In the early 20th century, Christian County had several prosperous thoroughbred breeding farms. Two of those farms were involved in breeding Flying Ebony and preparing the young colt to be sold as a yearling in New York.

Ben Montgomery's book, "A Shot in the Moonlight," is about a freed Kentucky slave who found justice with the help of a Confederate war hero.

The kits will be available to pick up Saturday and during spring break with different activities offered each day.

Candy Johnson is president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga.

According to a count from the Southern Poverty Law Center, 168 Confederate symbols came down in 2020, but 704 monuments are still standing.

The Fannie Bronson Postell Woman of the Year Award will be presented during a virtual celebration of Women's History Month.

King, who is remembered today on the national holiday honoring him, gave the speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to more than 200,000 civil rights demonstrators.

Stuart Sanders will present on his book, "Murder on the Ohio Belle," for the Jan. 28 virtual program.

A history professor for MIT will help lead the presentation, along with HCC Assistant Professor John Davis.

This will be a live, virtual presentation set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, streaming on the museum’s Facebook page.

The marker will recognize Mary Edmunds Bronaugh, who was among Kentucky's earliest female lawyers when she passed the bar in 1915.

Lack of evidence has done nothing to quell the rumors. The folklore only intensified when local businessmen Lee Vervoort and Spencer Balentine teamed up to produce a movie about the Beast.