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Current member of the Kentucky State Senate, former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, businessman: Born in Taylor County; resident of Lebanon in Marion County: Clayborne F. Jackson (1806–1862) 15th Governor of Missouri: Born in Fleming County: Richard M. Johnson (1780–1850) 9th Vice President of the United States
According to Rana Mitter "the death toll on China is still being calculated, but conservative estimates number the dead at 14 million". [351] Rana Mitter cited the estimate of Chinese casualties by Odd Arne Westad of 2 million combat deaths and 12 million civilian deaths, Mitter also cited a Chinese study published in 2006 that put the death ...
The report concluded that the toll could have been reduced if the university had made an immediate decision to cancel classes and a stronger, clearer initial alert of the presence of a gunman. [17]: 82, 84 The incident caused Virginia state lawmakers to re-examine gaps between federal and state gun purchase laws.
2 civilian casualties. The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government.
Portrait of Simon Kenton from life. Simon Kenton (aka "Simon Butler") (April 3, 1755 – April 29, 1836) was an American frontiersman and soldier in Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. He was a friend of Daniel Boone, Spencer Records, Thomas S. Hinde, Thomas Hinde, and Isaac Shelby. He served the United States in the Revolution, the Northwest Indian ...
The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...
Geography of Kentucky. Kentucky is situated in the Upland South region of the United States. [1] A significant portion of eastern Kentucky is part of Appalachia . Kentucky borders seven states, from the Midwest and the Southeast. West Virginia lies to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, Missouri to the west, Illinois to ...
Kentucky. Kentucky ( US: / kənˈtʌki / ⓘ kən-TUK-ee, UK: / kɛn -/ ken- ), [5] officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, [c] is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Kentucky borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and ...